ATR Photo Gallery-- Scenes of Beijing

The Forbidden City, the CCTV building and the National Center for Performing Arts are a few of Beijing's iconic images. For more Scenes of Beijing, see the new Around the Rings photo gallery...

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BEIJING - JULY 12:
BEIJING - JULY 12: A general view of Forbidden City on July 12, 2008 in Beijing, China. Beijing is the host city for the 2008 Olympic Games from August 8 to 24, 2008. (Photo by Guang Niu/Getty Images)

The Forbidden City, the CCTV building and the National Center for Performing Arts are a few of Beijing’s iconic images. For more Scenes of Beijing, see the new Around the Rings photo gallery…

Getty Images compiled by Eric Connelly.

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