 | Conference venue Beijing Friendship Hotel
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 | Forbidden City A star attraction for the symposium was the Forbidden City
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 | Nanjing Banquet One of the many excellent banquets our hosts laid on for us
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 | Forbidden City The Emperor's throne - from where he controlled all of China
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 | Admiral He's voyages Admiral He led a number of expeditions around the world, discovering America before Columbus. This is a replica of his flagship. His ships were built in Nanjing and we visited the restored shipyards.
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 | Shipmates! Zhongyuan Wang, Ken Kuo prepare to man the cannons!
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 | Captain and First Officer? Jack Riegel and Zhongyuan Wang on the bridge ready to launch the 25th ISB
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 | SUN YAT SEN's mausoleum We visited the tomb of Sun Yat Sen, the founder of modern China.
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 | SUN YAT SEN It's quite a walk up to the tomb. Looking up all one sees are steps
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 | SUN YAT SEN Looking down from the top there are no stairs! Clever!
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