Category Archives: China

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 around the vicinity of the Fujin Gate 抚近门, also known as the East Gate 大东门. I…

Fujin Gate 抚近门

Well, I finally got tired of the Imperial Palace in Shenyang 沈阳故宫, historic as it was, it looked pretty much like the other historic places I have visited in China,…

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 to give poetic names to beautiful sights or seemingly ordinary things which he finds fascinating. He…

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 be. This is in total contrast to the nearby palaces which tried to cram as many…