Inside the Da Cheng Palace 大成殿
The Da Cheng Palace is truly a magnificent place to honor the great sage...
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Hall of Heavenly Blessing 天贶殿
The Hall of Heavenly Blessing is the largest hall here in the Dai Temple....
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...
Imperial Telephone Bureau 皇家电话局
I basically walked along the central axis of the Forbidden Palace and I was...
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...
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...
Hall of Union and Peace 交泰殿
The further in your go into the Forbidden City, the more buildings you encounter....
Palace of Heavenly Purity 乾清宫
Finally, I was inside the inner court of the Forbidden City. The outer court...
Gate of Heavenly Purity 乾清门
What seemed like an end to the endless series of gates in the Forbidden...