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Beijing plans to phase out around 1million vehicles with low emission standards, a move toward allowing residents to enjoy the same good air quality experienced during the recent APEC meeting.

Beijing wants to keep 'APEC blue'

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  • Fashion for APEC participants

  • Chinese-style outfits designed for participants of APEC

  • In pictures: APEC student volunteers

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Time line for APEC China 2014

Venues

  • Yanqi lake ripples with change

  • Clean Yanqi Lake for APEC

  • APEC hotel ready for summit

Seasonal beauty

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

The park at the old Summer Palace is covered with new leaves and blossoming flowers.

  • Prime of Spring at the Old Summer Palace

  • Spring flowers bloom at the Great Wall in Beijing

  • Spring scenery in Beijing's Summer Palace

  • Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off

The landscape of Beijing Garden Expo Park takes on an autumn look.

  • Golden beauty at Beijing Garden Expo Park

  • People enjoy autumn in Beijing

  • Red leaves burst forth in autumn

  • Top 10 free parks to visit during National Day holiday

Photo taken on Feb 8, 2014 shows a bird view of snow-covered Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, capital of China.

  • Bird view of snow-covered Beijing

  • Morning sun showers snow-covered Great Wall

  • Winter in Beijing

  • Wandering about Houhai in winter

Modern Beijing

  • Districts
  • Industries
  • Economy
  • Life

A special exhibition was launched during Photo Beijing 2014 last week, and will be open to the public until Nov 10.

  • Photo Beijing 2014: Appreciating photographic art

  • Elderly couples celebrate golden wedding in Beijing

  • Rickshaw driver's regular day in Beijing

  • He's rolling in dough

Charming Beijing

History

The history of Beijing is punctuated by greatness, turmoil, power and intrigue. Located neither by an ocean, not by a great river, the original city was strategically placed at a major divide between nomadic herding lands to the north and agricultural lands to the south.

Tourism

The photos show the scenery near Yanqi Lake, one of the two venues for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Beijing, China.
Tourists at Beijing's Summer Palace may not even notice a humble wall, but chief restorer, Dong Guomin, who has spent 35 years working in the garden, believes his work is meaningful.
Photo taken on July 23, 2012 shows the beautiful scenery of the Yanqi Lake in the Huairou District of Beijing, capital of China.
The Watertown locates in Beijing's Miyun county. It is a fantastic tour destination where visitors can enjoy the green mountains and rivers.
Besides Nanluoguxiang, there's another one – Wudaoying Hutong that's just as worthy of attention.

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