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A lone security guard takes off his hat as he stands guard in front of the National Grand Theatre, which has been nicknamed "The Egg", in Beijing. The theatre, located next to the Great Hall of the ... more

A lone security guard takes off his hat as he stands guard in front of the National Grand Theatre, which has been nicknamed "The Egg", in Beijing. The theatre, located next to the Great Hall of the People and Tiananmen Square, has three main halls, including a 2,416-seat opera house, a 2,017-seat concert hall with a pipe organ and a 1,040-seat theatre for plays. less

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| Photo By David Gray / Reuters

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