June 2014 - Beijing
Our trip to China continued in the summer palace, the temple of heaven, and Tiananmen square. At the temple of heaven, the official sign declared it to be "the most famous temple in the world." Not so sure about that, but it's not bad.
Our trip to China continued in the summer palace, the temple of heaven, and Tiananmen square. At the temple of heaven, the official sign declared it to be "the most famous temple in the world." Not so sure about that, but it's not bad.
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| The canal at the entrance to the summer palace | ||
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| Boats and shops along the canal | The entry gate | The summer palace |
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| A building covered with small Buddha statues | MiniBuddhas | |
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| Prayers at the Buddhist temple | Burning incense | The tower |
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| Painted beams, which I love | ||
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| A very ornate building | A pretty cool tower on a nearby hill | |
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| The lake below the summer palace | Enjoying China | Everyone on the bridge |
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| Us and the summer palace | The self-proclaimed "most famous temple in the world" | |
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| Inside the temple of heaven | A nearby room | |
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| Fitting in with the locals on a very hot day | ||
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| People taking a picture of us. This was a very common occurrence. | The grounds near the temple | |
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| Tiananmen square - as communist as they come! | Us and the hedge sculptures | |
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| The building with the famous portrait of Mao | Mao | Us and the Chairman |
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| To the people! | ||
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| Marking the end of our time in Beijing with some ice cream sundaes | Except a bowl of soup for a very sick me | |