![Another view of Dong Hua Men](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14864959.part1P3290003.jpg) P3290003.jpgAnother view of Dong Hua Men |
![Palace moat.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14864960.part1P3290004.jpg) P3290004.jpgPalace moat. |
![Houses across the moat from the palace.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14864961.part1P3290005.jpg) P3290005.jpgHouses across the moat from the palace. |
![Fishing the palace moat.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14864963.part1P3290007.jpg) P3290007.jpgFishing the palace moat. |
![Alex grew up in the huotongs just outside the palace, just beyond those in the background.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14864965.part1P3290010.jpg) P3290010.jpgAlex grew up in the huotongs just outside the palace, just beyond those in the background. |
![Me posing for a shot.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14864966.part1P3290011.jpg) P3290011.jpgMe posing for a shot. |
![Eastern tower of the Meridian Gate aka Wu Men.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14864977.part2P3290008.jpg) P3290008.jpgEastern tower of the Meridian Gate aka Wu Men. |
![View of palace moat and the eastern face of the Meridian Gate.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14864979.part2P3290013.jpg) P3290013.jpgView of palace moat and the eastern face of the Meridian Gate. |
![Meridian Gate. Front gate to the Forbidden Palace.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14864981.part2P3290019.jpg) P3290019.jpgMeridian Gate. Front gate to the Forbidden Palace. |
![Korean dance troupe enjoying themselves.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14864983.part2P3290022.jpg) P3290022.jpgKorean dance troupe enjoying themselves. |
![Alex with Tian An Men in the background. We are inside the gate.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14864987.part3P3290017.jpg) P3290017.jpgAlex with Tian An Men in the background. We are inside the gate. |
![The flag party preparing for flag lowering.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14865017.part4P3290018.jpg) P3290018.jpgThe flag party preparing for flag lowering. |
![The flag party.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14865019.part4P3290027.jpg) P3290027.jpgThe flag party. |
![Marching through the gate.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14865022.part4P3290030.jpg) P3290030.jpgMarching through the gate. |
![More marching. Their pacing is in perfect unison.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14865023.part4P3290031.jpg) P3290031.jpgMore marching. Their pacing is in perfect unison.
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![Flag ready to be lowered.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14865026.part4P3290034.jpg) P3290034.jpgFlag ready to be lowered. |
![Lovers outside Tian An Men east wall.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14865028.part4P3290038.jpg) P3290038.jpgLovers outside Tian An Men east wall. |
![Gardens within the East wall of Tian An Men.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14865029.part4P3290039.jpg) P3290039.jpgGardens within the East wall of Tian An Men. |
![The garden is actually quite new. Unlike the Forbidden City.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14865031.part4P3290041.jpg) P3290041.jpgThe garden is actually quite new. Unlike the Forbidden City. |
![Eastern end of the gardens, looking back along the canal.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14865034.part4P3290045.jpg) P3290045.jpgEastern end of the gardens, looking back along the canal. |
![Tables lined up along the lakeside.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14865036.part4P3290050.jpg) P3290050.jpgTables lined up along the lakeside. |
![View of Qian Hai lake, with some floating candles in the water.](https://a4.pbase.com/u25/towkay/medium/14865038.part4P3290052.jpg) P3290052.jpgView of Qian Hai lake, with some floating candles in the water. |