Zhengyangmen or Qianmen, meaning Front Gate, built in the Ming Dynasty (circa 1419), is one of the original nine gates surrounding Beijing's Inner City. It's the biggest one of the original nine and one of the very few still standing. It's directly south of TianAnMen Square.
Qianmen's archery tower, seen from Qianmen Gate.
Look at the people queuing to see Mao's body inside his memorial hall building.
Monument to the People's Heroes, Tiananmen Square.
Roof detail along road, Houhai Lake hutongs. Hutongs are the alleyways that criss-cross central Beijing, and offer a very real glimps of what Beijing was like befor the construction boom.
Houhai area bars...
Hutong house doorway.
Rooftops seen from the Bell Tower.
The Bell Tower, originally built in 1272, rebuilt in 1420 and in its present form, since 1745.
The 63 ton bell, that used to signal 7 pm in the old days.
Rickshaw ride...
The Drum Tower, accross from the Bell Tower. The drum used to announce time as well.
Lama Temple entrance gate. One of the most magnificient Tibetan Buddhist temples outside of Tibet.
Roof ornaments inside Lama Temple.
Deity statue inside one of the temple buildings.
Tibetan prayer wheel inside. You have to turn it clockwise.
Thangka, Tibetan silk painting, depicting a Buddhist deity.
Qianmen's archery tower, seen from Qianmen Gate.
Look at the people queuing to see Mao's body inside his memorial hall building.
Monument to the People's Heroes, Tiananmen Square.
Roof detail along road, Houhai Lake hutongs. Hutongs are the alleyways that criss-cross central Beijing, and offer a very real glimps of what Beijing was like befor the construction boom.
Houhai area bars...
Hutong house doorway.
Rooftops seen from the Bell Tower. 
The Bell Tower, originally built in 1272, rebuilt in 1420 and in its present form, since 1745.
The 63 ton bell, that used to signal 7 pm in the old days.
Rickshaw ride...
The Drum Tower, accross from the Bell Tower. The drum used to announce time as well.
Lama Temple entrance gate. One of the most magnificient Tibetan Buddhist temples outside of Tibet.
Roof ornaments inside Lama Temple.
Tibetan prayer wheel inside. You have to turn it clockwise.
Thangka, Tibetan silk painting, depicting a Buddhist deity.
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