20050907 CHINA - Beijing - Summer Palace

 

 

20050907 CHINA - Beijing - Summer Palace

The site had long been a royal garden and was considerably enlarged and embellished by Emperor Qianlong in the 18th century. It’s so large that one-day visit is barely sufficient. The JiangNan village is scenic though not original.

 

sDSC095341.jpg sDSC095601.jpg Plenty of painting and stories along the corridor sDSC095861.jpg sDSC095911.jpg sDSC09596y1.jpg sDSC095991.jpg sDSC096021.jpg
sDSC096171.jpg sDSC096181.jpg sDSC096231.jpg Jiang Nan sceneries (not original) sDSC096441.jpg This fantastic guy could write simultaneously with both hands in any orientation sDSC096691.jpg  

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