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In the following video, Pauline Frommer offers her top five destinations for history travelers: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2008...

Hill of Accumulated Elegance, Beijing Originally uploaded by JoeDuck The Hill of Accumulated Elegance is in the Gardens of the For...

Stone Sculpture, Forbidden City Originally uploaded by JoeDuck This magnificent stone sculpture in Beijing China's Forbidden C...

CNN reports that a group of Hawaiian natives have taken over the historic palace, formerly representing the ruling powers of the Islands.

Lion Guarding Forbidden City 384 Originally uploaded by JoeDuck In the heart of old Beijing are the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. Ho...

Hmmm, I wonder who we should put on the $200 bills? 810 Originally uploaded by JoeDuck History, Travel, and Money converge in Chin...

Outside Forbidden City, Beijing 383 Originally uploaded by JoeDuck Mao looms large over the Forbidden City in Beijing. He also...