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Student Perspective: Simon

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Nicole Walker
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The following photo journal is entirely created by Simon describing his experience in the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square: 

Simon and Paula at the Beijing City Planning Museum
Adrian, Paula, Simon, and Daniel at Tiananmen Square in front of the Mao Zedong portrait

 

Daniel, Simon, Paula, and Adrian at one of the many palaces in the Forbidden City!

More photos of the inside of the Forbidden City

Exiting the Forbidden City

 

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