seer
Master Chronicler
Reged: 12/09/02
Posts: 3107
Loc: Northern California
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The Beijing Page appears an excellent source of Beijing information and has links to details of most places that are placemarked here in the Beijing thread.
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gbonny
Tourist
Reged: 03/20/04
Posts: 383
Loc: Los Angeles
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Here is version 1 of my Beijing Suburban Atlas. Based on the GEOnet country files for China, the 800 odd placemarks show smaller towns and features in the suburban Beijing area. They come with no descriptions (yet), and I have my doubts about the accuracy of many placemarks (a few towns appear situated on top of mountain peaks, hmmm). However, most placemarks are more accurate than one of the tourist maps I brought back with me last trip.
As a quick and dirty data dump, with minor style formatting of different features, this hardly compares to Seer's chef-d'ouevre (or in Chinese, jiezuo) of tour guides. But at least you only have to download one file 
I will add more regions and provinces from time to time. Quantity is easy; adding qualitative background information will take a little longer.
Enjoy.
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gbonny
Neutiquam erro (I am not lost)
Edited by gbonny (01/07/05 02:30 AM)
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shuvman
Gamer
Reged: 08/25/04
Posts: 799
Loc: Alabama, USA
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Gbonny,
The Atlas.kml is very informative and also layered well between towns, terrain, sites and hydrographic data. Thank you for the information.
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seer
Master Chronicler
Reged: 12/09/02
Posts: 3107
Loc: Northern California
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What a pleasure it was to visit the Diaoyutai State Guest House last night.
Mr. Bo Xilai, the Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, met with us and shared insights on economic and social achievements, challenges, and opportunities in China. He was generous with his time and observations. It was a very thought-provoking evening that was made serene by gracious hosts, interesting conversation, pleasant music (mostly Mozart), and a delicious dinner.
Photo from the State Guest House website
MENU
Hors d'Oeuvres
Four Small Dishes, the spicy bean curd cubes were memorable
Cream and Green Pea Soup
Beef Steak with Mushroom Sauce
Deep Fried Prawn Cutlet, the prawns were huge
Roast Fish with Cheese
Beijing Roast Duck
Braised Asparagus with Scallop
Compote of Chinese Honey Locust Bean
Fruit
P.S. This is the same room where the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue are held.
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Hill
Master Guide
Reged: 10/31/04
Posts: 9224
Loc: Southern California
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It's Wednesday morning in China, and we on the west coast haven't even had dinner yet. You know, I never did finish exploring your wonderful China posts. This has brought them to my attention again and I'm about to explore further. What a fascinating place. Lots of potential Google Earth customers too.
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wisdo
First Post
Reged: 06/29/05
Posts: 1
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all those dishes.. so little time.... Forget the man man chi.. kuai chi ba!
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number1fan
Master Bard
Reged: 11/22/04
Posts: 1163
Loc: NorCAL
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As kids, my brother and I would get to go to Chinatown in SF.
My Father would always reference Confucius in a humoruos tone to exemplify Wisdom in our actions!
I hope somethings took hold!
Thank you for this wonderful section of posts!
It would be wise for our young people to learn the Chinese language and understand more of it's culture as our world becomes more close.
Perhaps this is a good place to Start! 
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seer
Master Chronicler
Reged: 12/09/02
Posts: 3107
Loc: Northern California
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The attached placemark shows the specific location...
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fmeng
Tourist
Reged: 07/01/05
Posts: 8
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your Beijing Railway Stating looks like Wangfujing, the lagest shopping are of Beijing.
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seer
Master Chronicler
Reged: 12/09/02
Posts: 3107
Loc: Northern California
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Yes, thank you. The photo that I linked to has been changed. I have known Wangfujing street for 12 years and recogize the changed image as being a new one from the time when the street is blocked to traffic near the Foreign Language Bookstore.
I will look for a new photo now.
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