In part two of Walking the Beijing waterways, D J Clark takes off on a central route that loops around a series of lakes and moats which takes him into the heart of the city and the walls of the Forbidden City.
D J has mapped the walk here for your reference.
Related video: Walking the Beijing waterways: Introduction
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Producer: Flora Yue
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About D J Clark
D J Clark has worked worldwide as a multimedia journalist for more than 20 years. As well as working for China Daily he runs an MA course in Multimedia journalism at Beijing Foreign Studies University and is the Director of Visual Journalism at the Asia Center for Journalism in Manila, Philippines.