Chinese couple in love

060529nbb01, originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/people/chinapix/.

A young Chinese couple share a romanitc moment in Beijing May 29, 2006. 'One-third of urban Chinese youth believe extra-marital affairs and sex before marriage should be tolerated, while viewing pre-marital sex as "good" for married life, a recent state report revealed

Last Emperor Pu Yi

Last Emperor Pu Yi, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A portrait of China's last Qing Emperor Pu Yi, for sale at Beijings popular tourist trap - Panjiayuan market aka the dirt market. There are about 16 pix in this set on my flickr site.

DaVinci Code dvd for $1.00

DaVinci Code dvd for $1.00, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

The world's latest and most popular moves for sale in pirated DVD form on a central Beijing road May 25, 2006. Beijing still has a long way to go towards meeting its World Trade Organisation commitments, with a lack of transparency and ineffective crackdowns on piracy listed as main obstacles by mainland-based US investors

Beijing 2008

060525nbb02, originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/people/chinapix/.

A smoker takes a break next to an advertisement for the 2008 Summer Olympics set to be held in China's capital, in the city-center May 25, 2006. International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials gave thumbs-up earlier in May to Beijing's preparations for the 2008 Games as they completed a three-day inspection tour. Despite choking pollution, sweeping human rights abuses, and media suppression through out the country, the committee was delighted with China's progress.

National Grand Theatre

National Grand Theatre, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

Pedestrians and cyclists pass the by the construction site of China's new National Grand Theatre in central Beijing May 23, 2006. The egg-shaped structure has been designed by French architect Paul Andreu, and will cost 2.68-billion-yuan (US$328 million). It is being erected in spite of past doubts over whether it should be in the company of the solemn Tiananmen Square.

060519nbb01

060519nbb01, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

Bumper to bumper traffic at an intersection in central Beijing May 19 ,2006. Check out the idiot making a u-turn.

Woman worker

060517nbb20, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A Chinese worker cuts steel rods at the Flying Pigeon bicycle factory in Tianjin, China May 16, 2006.

Forbidden City

Forbidden City, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

Chinese soldeirs

Chinese soldeirs, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

An honour guard pracitse in front of the Forbidden City in Beijing.

cat 猫

cat 猫, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A tom-cat watches traffic pass his house in a central Beijing hutong

wax

wax, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A girl wears a wedding veil as she poses for a photo with a wax figure of Prince William at the newly opened Madame Tussaud's in Shanghai.

May Day on Tiananmen Square

flag over mother's face, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

Mutianyu Great Wall

A view of a section of China's "Great Wall" at Mutianyu north of Beijing. Adding a new chapter to a longstanding mythical story about what on Earth is visible from space, Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei reported he did not see the Great Wall of China during his historic mission.

A man receives accupuncture treatment at the Beijing Traditional Medicine Hospital. Weaknesses in China's health system were disastrously highlighted during the 2003 epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome, he said, which killed more than 700 people worldwide.