Beautiful Scenery in Beijing (20010226)The connunities are equiped with green facilities for pleasure |  |
Beautiful Scenery in Beijing (20010226)The beautiful street in front of Beijing Railway Station |  |
First Snow Blankets Beijing(20010107)A slight snowfall of about three centimeters blanketed the Chinese capital since January 6.  |  |
Beijing Silvery Winter Ice & Snow Festival(20001230)Co-organized by Beijing Tourism Bureau, the governments of Yanqing and Pinggu Counties and Mentougou District, Beijing Silvery Winter Ice & Snow Festival is consisted of three major parts: Longqingxia Ice Lantern Festival, Pinggu Winter Swimming Festival and Mentougou Ice & Snow Festival. |  |
Man-Made Snow Scene in Beijing(20001225)-- Little evidence indicates that it will snow around the coming new year holiday, and Beijing people can't wait for the snow to fall, so they began to make their own snow at the downtown area Sunday morning. A 1.5-meter-long snow-making machine was used to produce the snow. The snow-maker sprayed snow flakes at the famous Xidan Culture Plaza, covering the ground with snow and making it very slippery. The rare man-made snow scene attracted many residents, who were busy taking pictures of the scene. |  |
Flying Wishes (20001011)People fly kites at the foot of Badaling Great Wall Tuesday in Beijing, October 10, 2000, as one of the activities held to mark the ninth World Mental Health Day. Flying-kite may bring lucky according to Chinese old custom. |  |
Flowers Displayed for National Day (20000930)Picture taken Friday, September 29, shows a large flower bed on the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing. As many as 2.4 million pots of flowers have been displayed on the square to welcome China's national day. |  |
Flowers Clustering Around Tiananmen(20000925)After half-month efforts of gardeners, the flowerbeds on Tiananmen Square of Beijing were all properly placed and formally opened to visitors on the morning of September 24. Tiananmen Square, decorated with 300,000 pots of flesh flowers, takes on a totally new look and attracts numerous visitors. |  |
Wangfujing Cathedral Reopens (20000830)Photo shows the Wangfujing Catholic Church in Beijing. Constructed in 1655, the cathedral was destroyed three times and was re-built in 1905. The church reopened to the public after repairation. |  |
Colorful City Sculptures in Beijing(20000823)A group of sculptures with a theme of "dragon" is seen at Huilongguan Residential Area in Beijing. More and more colorful sculptures are set up in downtown Beijing in recent years. |  |
