Exploring the Temple of Heaven 天坛
The Temple of Heaven is truly a magnificent piece of architecture. The Ming emperors...
Temple of Heaven 天坛
The Temple of Heaven is the penultimate symbol of Ming dynasty architecture and its...
Entering the Temple of Heaven Park 天坛公园
I have seen photos of the Temple of Heaven all my life, I remember...
Divine Kitchen 神厨
The Temple of Heaven Park was suprisingly big and I was thinking that I...
Long Corridor 长廊
It was a long ride from Jishuitan subway station to my next destination, which...
West Sea 西海
In my wandering about in the Deshengmen area, I was trying to find the...
Deshengmen 德胜门
I finally lost interest to visit Changling 长陵 since I wasn’t really very impressed...
Futile Search for Changling 长陵
I remember when we first entered the grounds of Ding Ling, there was a...
Thoughts on the Ding Tomb 定陵
Prior to visiting the Ding Tomb, and had no idea what to expect when...
Ding Tomb Museum
As if their underground palace at the Ding Tomb was not enough, the Ding...
Soul Tower 明楼
To be honest, the underground palace at Ding Tomb was a bit underwhelming. I...
Heading Out of the Ding Tomb 定陵
The hall leading to the exit of the now-excavated Ding Tomb didn’t use to...
Imperial Tomb at Ding Tomb 定陵
Just past the imperial throne is a large chamber called the Rear Chamber. For...
Emperor Wanli’s Throne 万历帝宝座
The Chinese are believers of life after death, so strong is this belief that...
Going Down the Underground Palace at Ding Tomb 定陵
I was surprised to know that there was an underground palace here at the...