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Date: 10/13/2007 Views: 141

Day 2 - Forbidden City and Summer Palace

Today was very very busy. We started off by driving to the Forbidden City. Most tours start at the front, but we began ours at the exit. This was probably the best way to enter the palace as the scale of it all is so vast that, upon getting to the front courtyards, you get lost in the size. Working from the North to the South allowed us to start small and grow to fully appriciate the size.
Being in that place was pretty awe-inspiring. You're walking through a city that only the highest of officials and the emperor walked in before, and the whole complex is over 600 years old.
Walking through the South entrance dumps you out into TianAnMen Square. Much like the Forbidden City, the scale defies description. We walked the perimeter, but didn't go into the center because, well, it is in fact a giant block of concrete with thousands of people in it. Amazing, but not really tour-worthy. So, we walked by the Hall of the People and eventually met back up with the bus.

Date: 04/18/2007
Owner: Andy Trommer
Size: 72 items
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Angela and Ashley in the lobby

Angela and Ashley in the lobby

Date: 04/17/2007
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Lobby Lights

Lobby Lights

Date: 04/17/2007
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Toaster Building

Toaster Building

Date: 04/17/2007
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For the birds

For the birds

Date: 04/17/2007
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Another shot of the birds

Another shot of the birds

Date: 04/17/2007
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NE Tower

NE Tower

Date: 04/17/2007
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Angela And Ashley with the tower

Angela And Ashley with the tower

Date: 04/17/2007
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North Entrance

North Entrance

Date: 04/17/2007
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Cherry Tree along walkway to entrance

Cherry Tree along walkway to entrance

Date: 04/17/2007
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Sign above entrance

Sign above entrance

Date: 04/17/2007
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Angela and I in front of the Coal Mountain

Angela and I in front of the Coal Mountain

Date: 04/17/2007
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You don't have to go home but you can't stay here

You don't have to go home but you can't stay here

Date: 04/17/2007
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Pathway of Trees in the garden area

Pathway of Trees in the garden area

Date: 04/17/2007
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Bridge in the garden

Bridge in the garden

Date: 04/17/2007
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Pagoda in the garden

Pagoda in the garden

Date: 04/17/2007
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Living Quarters

Living Quarters

Date: 04/17/2007
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Viny Tree

Viny Tree

Date: 04/17/2007
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Dragon outside CiXi's chambers

Dragon outside CiXi's chambers

Date: 04/17/2007
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CiXi's greating area

CiXi's greating area

Date: 04/17/2007
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Wood Carving in her chambers

Wood Carving in her chambers

Date: 04/17/2007
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Another shot

Another shot

Date: 04/17/2007
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Large closet

Large closet

Date: 04/17/2007
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Figureheads

Figureheads

Date: 04/17/2007
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Apple Tree blosoms

Apple Tree blosoms

Date: 04/17/2007
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Another shot of the trees

Another shot of the trees

Date: 04/17/2007
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Closeup of blosoms

Closeup of blosoms

Date: 04/17/2007
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And another

And another

Date: 04/17/2007
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Bronze Mirror

Bronze Mirror

Date: 04/17/2007
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Angela and Ashley by the apple tree

Angela and Ashley by the apple tree

Date: 04/17/2007
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more blosoms

more blosoms

Date: 04/17/2007
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Emperor's bed

Emperor's bed

Date: 04/17/2007
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Male Lion

Male Lion

Date: 04/17/2007
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Female Lion

Female Lion

Date: 04/17/2007
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Rear Palace

Rear Palace

Date: 04/17/2007
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Leading to gate

Leading to gate

Date: 04/17/2007
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View of courtyard

View of courtyard

Date: 04/17/2007
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Emperor's formal living area

Emperor's formal living area

Date: 04/17/2007
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Say God Complex

Say God Complex

Date: 04/17/2007
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Looking across at the second palace

Looking across at the second palace

Date: 04/17/2007
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Shot across to the offices on the side

Shot across to the offices on the side

Date: 04/17/2007
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looking the other direction

looking the other direction

Date: 04/17/2007
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Angela and Ashley closer up

Angela and Ashley closer up

Date: 04/17/2007
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Rock Carving

Rock Carving

Date: 04/17/2007
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Up on top of the palace

Up on top of the palace

Date: 04/17/2007
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Front shot of the second palace

Front shot of the second palace

Date: 04/17/2007
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Looking back across another courtyard

Looking back across another courtyard

Date: 04/17/2007
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The main palace

The main palace

Date: 04/17/2007
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Front Offices

Front Offices

Date: 04/17/2007
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Angela and I

Angela and I

Date: 04/17/2007
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MAO!

MAO!

Date: 04/17/2007
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Hall of the People

Hall of the People

Date: 04/17/2007
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Closeup of the Hall of the People

Closeup of the Hall of the People

Date: 04/17/2007
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Angela and Ashley at TianAnMen

Angela and Ashley at TianAnMen

Date: 04/17/2007
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Angela and Ashley after the Pearl factory

Angela and Ashley after the Pearl factory

Date: 04/18/2007
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Music and Sound store

Music and Sound store

Date: 04/18/2007
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Pagoda at the Summer Palace

Pagoda at the Summer Palace

Date: 04/18/2007
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Pagoda in distance

Pagoda in distance

Date: 04/18/2007
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Living quarters at Summer Palace

Living quarters at Summer Palace

Date: 04/18/2007
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Pretty tree

Pretty tree

Date: 04/18/2007
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Beginning of the walkway

Beginning of the walkway

Date: 04/18/2007
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