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Old Cannon at Nurhachi's Palace

Pavillions at Nurhachi’s Palace

There are ten pavilions at Nurhachi’s Palace, five on each side. The palace grounds itself is quite unlike the palaces of Huang Taiji and Qianlong, here, there was a lot…

Hall of Everlasting Protection 永佑殿 at the Beijing Lama Temple 雍和宫

There are around five major halls here in the Beijing Lama Temple and I have arrived at the third one. The Hall of Everlasting Prtection 永佑殿 looks much like the…

Huaiyuan Gate 怀远门

The Qing dynasty cultural street is built right in front of the Imperial Palace in Shenyang. The street is bordered by two massive gates the Fujin gate is on the…

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…