
The Stone Memorial Gateways mark the entrance
to the Great Mosque of Xi'an with the worship hall doors in the distance. Built in 742 A.D., the mos-
que complex with more than 6,000 square meters
of buildings, has only been open to the public since 1978.
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The controversial CC-20 building opened just pri-
or to the Olympics amid criticism of its unorthodox
design. Home to the only Chinese national TV net-
work, it has a strange look from any perspective. |

Top Chinese Communist party officials are pic-
tured at the entrance to the beautiful Zhongshan
Park, which leads to the Forbidden City in Beijing. |