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Beijing Streets#

Beijing Streets
Image courtesy of NASA., under PD
The concentric street patterns of Beijing are clearly visible in this photo taken from the International Space Station. The rectangular area in the center is the Palace Museum also known as the Forbidden City.

The area of buildings north of the Forbidden City contains a number of universities. Beijing is surrounded by six ring roads or beltways, four of which may be seen in this photo.

The 1st Ring Road no longer functions as an expressway.