Beijing China in 1999

Tiananmen gate - entrance to the forbidden city

A portrait of chairman Mao overlooks the entrance to the forbidden city


Tiananmen Square - renovated in 1999

The Forbidden City

The panda plays to the crowds




How many can fit on a bike? At least 10 at the acrobatics show.



Decorations were everywhere in Beijing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peoples Republic on Oct. 1, 1999