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Atop Jingshan, Beijing

A mountain rises behind the Forbidden City, and from there you can look down upon the palace and the new buildings that have been built around and in front of it. The new National Theater looks as if it's an alien object descended from space. On a clear day, you can see forever.

Locals and tourists alike flock to the hilltop pagoda to take photos of the surroundings, and on any given day it'll be packed. On this particular day I was there at dusk. The sun was going to set in another hour or so and the pagoda was packed with people taking photographs and otherwise enjoying the view.

This morning the sun shines in Jiayuguan, which gives the city a newer feeling than yesterday. We've hired a taxi to take us around to the local attractions. Last night, we asked the front desk attendant what there was to see in the city. She said if we walked a bit down the public plaza and took a left we could see dolphins. As we walked, there it was rising out of the trees, cycling a series of lights against the night sky.

Comments (2)

wonderful description! this guy in front doesn't look too happy at what he's seeing (unlike the others who are beaming) ... almost as if he's nostalgic for the old days?

Posted by crash on 11 Sep 2009, 9.27 AM

ha that's an interesting reading. it is kind of amazing the view from there and it's crazy to see the contrast between some of the new architecture against the old.

Posted by eugene on 17 Sep 2009, 12.16 AM

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Posted 10 Sep 2009   |   Photography + design © Eugene Kuo // 226.