Puppet Emperor’s Palace 伪满洲国皇宫
I wasn’t intending to stay long in Changchun in Jilin province as I was...
Tag Archives: Ming
Tourist Mayhem at Yuyuan Gardens 豫园
The Yuyuan Gardens is probably one of the most visited places in Shanghai. You...
Inside the Yuyuan Gardens 豫园
The Yuyuan Gardens are one of the most visited places in Shanghai. It is...
Quanfu Temple 全福寺
It was surprising to know that Zhou Zhuang had a lot of buildings hundreds...
Finishing Up Dai Temple 岱庙
The Dai Temple is probably one of the oldest structures I have ever visited...
Thoughts on the Forbidden City 故宫
The Forbidden City is arguably the largest open air museum in China, encompassing several...
Life of an Emperor
Exploring the Forbidden City gives me an idea of how the emperor lives his...
Palace of Gathering Excellence 储秀宫
It may come as a surprise to many people that the Forbidden City is...
Gate of Divine Prowess 神武门
I was continuing on to through the Forbidden City when I unexpectedly reached the...
Thousand Year Pavillion 千秋亭
It takes very careful planning to build an impressive palace. Back in the Ming...
Hall of Literary Elegance 摛藻堂
Every corner of the inner court of the Forbidden City seems to have been...
Pavillion of Floating Greenery 浮碧亭
At the center of the imperial garden in the Forbidden City is another rather...
Pavillion of Ten Thousand Spring Seasons 万春亭
The imperial garden at the inner court is quite interesting. This is naturally the...
Hill of Accumulated Elegance 堆秀山
The Chinese are masters of garden making and what better place to showcase this...
Hall of Imperial Peace 钦安门
I dug deeper and deeper into the inner court of the Forbidden City it...