Wax museum at the National Museum of China. Figures are Chinese military leaders.

Wax museum at the National Museum of China. Figures are Chinese military leaders.

Wax museum at the National Museum of China. Figures are Chinese military leaders.

Wax museum at the National Museum of China. Figure is NBA player Yao Ming.

Wax museum at the National Museum of China. Figure is NBA player Yao Ming.

Wax museum at the National Museum of China. Figure is Jackie Chan.

Wax museum at the National Museum of China. Figure is Bill Gates of Microsoft Corp.

Monument to the People's Heroes on
Tienanmen Square, Beijing, China.

Monument to the People's Heroes on Tienanmen Square, Beijing, China.

View of the Mausoleum of Mao Tse Tung, on Tienanmen Square, Beijing, China.

Monument to the People's Heroes on Tienanmen Square, Beijing, China.

Monument near the Mausoleum of Mao Tse Tung on Tienanmen Square, Beijing, China.

View of the Great Hall of the People from Tienanmen Square, Beijing, China.

Monument near the Mausoleum of Mao Tse Tung on Tienanmen Square, Beijing, China.

View of the Forbidden City and Monument to the People's Heroes from Tienanmen Square.

View of the Forbidden City
from Tienanmen Square.

The former American embassy, seen from Tienanmen Square.

Flagpole seen on Tienanmen Square, with the Forbidden City in background.

Flagpole seen on Tienanmen Square, with the Forbidden City in background.

Headquarters of the Communist Party of China
in Beijing.