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2005
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Wall.

  

Sarah, Matt, Wall.

  

We retreat from Verboten Territory.

  

Sarah, on the Legal Side.

  

Sarah attempts Tractor.

  

Success!

  

This is in the middle of the "traditional village" that was like a bonus free add-on at the end of the Great Wall trip.

  

Chinese Gate.

  

Chinese Cat.

  

Chinese Pig.

  

Chinese Chairman.

  

One detail of the limitless Forbidden City.

  

The Forbidden City has Supernatural Turtles in it, as well as a Starbucks ® .

  

At the back of the Forbidden City, some emperor or other decided to build a big hill out of weird shaped rocks. Then he crowned it with another pagoda. I think Walt Disney got most of his Theme-park ideas from Beijing.

  

I am a big fan of cloth-festooned chandeliers.

  

There were countless Richly Arrayed palace interiors.  This is the one I happened to photograph.

  

Here is Sonic The Hedgehog ® getting his butt kicked by the level-boss at the end of the Forbidden Palace.

  

  

As you can see, this dragon actually shoots fireballs from his HAND.  No need to breathe fire, leaves him with more opportunity to bite, or make wise remarks.

  

Dragon also sports a fantastic moustache.

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