Beijing at Dusk, China
北京

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Merry-go-round 旋轉木馬, Běijīng, China — July 1, 2006


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Běijīng bicycles on Chang'an Avenue 长安街, China — June 16, 2006

The best way around Beijing is by bike; and there is no better time to take a ride than dusk in the warm months. The colors become warm and brilliant as the temperature cools, and many of the locals are out commuting home, shopping and browsing or simply sitting and taking it all in.


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Black and orange, Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


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Buses versus bike, Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


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Comuter in front of Tiān'ānmén 天安门, Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


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Mausoleum of Mao Zedong 毛主席纪念堂, Tiān'ānmén Square — June 16, 2006


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Happy riders, Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


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Golden sunset on a beautiful day in Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


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Riding between Tiān'ānmén Square and the Forbidden City, Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


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Psychedelic merry-go-round 旋轉木馬, Běijīng, China — July 1, 2006


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Tiān'ānmén Square 天安门广场 nearing sunset, Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


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Susnet in Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


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Tiān'ānmén Square 天安门广场 nearing sunset, Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


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The biking girl, Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


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Lone biker at dusk in front of Tiān'ānmén 天安门, Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


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Dusk buses and bikes, Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


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Susnet in Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


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Lone biker at dusk in front of Tiān'ānmén 天安门, Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006

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