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The End - Beijing

500 individually sculptured lions line up on the sides

Reception at the NZ Embassy in Beijing and entertainment provided by other Kiwi visitors - the St Peters College Band

Haka time - I want to go home now

Leaving the embassy in style - 4 up on a Chang Jiang Chinese motorbike and sidecar

Into Tianamen Square

Another highlight - visiting the Marco Polo Bridge south of Beijing

Note the worn blocks that have been relaid

Pretty steep in parts, Jo coming up

And an elephant holds the bridge up!

Another Beijing destination - Bryan walks along the wall of Kublai Khan's winter palace in Cmbaluc (as Beijing was called then)

Not much remains of this palace but some earthern humps

Silkriders arrive at the Great Wall, Beijing end and celebrate having travelled its length.

Happy just to get here

An unrestored section

Next day, off an an early morning stroll along the Wall to beat the Hordes (of tourists rather than Mongols this time)

Forget the Wall, tourists flock to the bikes

The oldest and youngest members of our group, just happy to be here

Gareth at the Wall

Selwyn at the Wall

Bryan at the Wall

Dave at the Wall

Brendan at the Wall

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