This sign greets travellers arriving at Beijing Capital International Airport, many of whom came to visit the home of one of the world's most ancient cultures. The irony was so thick it stopped me in my tracks, and I just had to take this picture. It's a sign of change as well as a welcome sign, I suppose.
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