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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…

A Peek Through the Gates of the Istana Maziah

Istana Maziah

The Shahbandar Jetty was built near what seems to be the city center. There was a small park nearby where people can have a little stroll, but it doesn’t seem…

Zhengyang Gate 正阳门

The next tower was a little trickier to get to, you would have to go through the underpass to get to it. There was a major road between the archery…

Lovely Scenery in Yuanmingyuan Park 圆明园

I will have to admit, I had no idea where I was. There were arrow which pointed to the South exit and I was trying to resist following them. It…