Swan at Yuanmingyuan Park 圆明园
The Yuanmingyuan Park is probably the largest garden I have ever been to. I...
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Fenglin Islets 凤麟洲
Much of the old imperial palace is nothing but a park now. The British...
Wandering Inside the Yuanmingyuan Park 圆明园
The Yuanmingyuan Park was unexpectedly massive. I was under the impression that this was...
Exploring the Yuanmingyuan Park 圆明园
The Yuanmingyuan Park was once the site of the original imperial palace in Beijing,...
Imperial Exam Area at the Confucius Temple 文庙 at Pingyao 平遥
A lot of praise has been given Confucius about how he is the great...
Huaiyuan Gate 怀远门
The Qing dynasty cultural street is built right in front of the Imperial Palace...
East Gate Farmers’ Market 大东门农贸市场
With nothing much to do but wait until it gets dark, I was exploring...
Fujin Gate 抚近门
Well, I finally got tired of the Imperial Palace in Shenyang 沈阳故宫, historic as...
Theater Podium at the Imperial Palace in Shenyang 沈阳故宫
The flamboyand Emepror Qianlong is an avid supporter of the arts. He was known...
Qianlong’s Palace in the Imperial Palace in Shenyang 沈阳故宫
Nurhachi’s Palace in the Imperial Palace in Shenyang was as bare as it could...
Inside the Dazheng Hall 大政殿
I was quite fortunate that the imperial Palace in Shenyang doesn’t have the hordes...
Dazheng Hall 大政殿
The centerpiece of Nurhachi’s Palace is undoubtedly the Dazheng Hall. Compared to the other...
Nurhachi’s Palace
When compared to the elaborate layouts of Huang Taiji’s and Qianlong’s palaces, Nurhachi’s Palace...
East Block at the Imperial Palace in Shenyang 沈阳故宫
I was finally done with the Central Way of the Imperial Palace in Shenyang....
Jiezhi Palace 介祉宫
This is the part of the series where I would rattle off the list...