Thousands of the aged and the jobless play games on the grounds of the Summer Palace

The three guys in Beijing at the entrance to the Forbidden City

The moat, the carved pillars and the Marriage hall

The lobby, The New World China Hotel

Elaborate gate in the Emperor's Summer Palace

A local peasant collecting firewood for the winter just outside the Great Wall

Just outside the Great Wall: typical Chinese country village

The Summer Palace: miles of lakes, gardens, pavillions

One mile of original lacquered paintings in the breezeway of the Summer Palace