Larger than LIFE
A three-hour flight links Beijing’s massive Forbidden City with some of its most impressive treasures exhibited in Taipei.
Posted: October 11, 2009 at 5:27 a.m.
A giant portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong looks down from the central portal of Meridian Gate, the main entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing.
On Oct. 1, when Beijing pulled out all the stops to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Communist China, a parade of thousands passed the quintessential symbol of the ancien regime — the Forbidden City.
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Travel, Pages 58 on 10/11/2009
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