A Bit of Beijing

Posted on May 11, 2014

The National Centre for the Performing Arts.

Remains of the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by British and French troops in 1860 as well as looting through the subsequent decades.

Ruins of Xiyang Lou (Western-style Mansion) at the Old Summer Palace.

Beijing National Stadium at the Olympic Park.

Detail of the Beijing National Stadium.

Beijing National Aquatics Center.

Detail of the Beijing National Aquatics Center.

Kite sellers at the Olympic Park.

Fast food. Tastes good.

Mao Zedong Hall at the National Museum of China.

Outside the National Museum of China

Beijing East Railway Station