Friday, September 30, 2016

Last Pictures from Beijing - Temple of Heaven and Tiananmen Square

Long Corridor at Temple of Heaven

Men playing Chinese chess--there is no queen

Children enjoying a morning drawing pictures of the Temple of Heaven

Temple of Heaven

Temple of Heaven

Inside the Temple of Heaven

Imperial Hall of Heaven in Temple of Heaven

Scooter in Beijing with an attached umbrella

Tiananmen Square

Military Ceremony in Tiananmen Square

Photos from Cloisonne Factory, Great Wall, and Peking Opera

Cloisonné Vase

Vases waiting to be painted

Shaping the copper wire to fit the pattern

Gluing the copper wire  shapes to the vase

Painting the dish with an eyedropper

All the different colors of the natural paints

Painting the vase

A section of the great wall with a look-out tower

The Great Wall that we climbed

Climbing the Great Wall

Section of the "wild" Great Wall that we climbed

Trying out chopsticks at our home-hosted lunch

Moon cake in honor of the Mid-August Holiday

What was left from our home-hosted lunch

Another section of the Great Wall

At the Peking Opera - actor applying face paint

Dressing the actor in an emperor's costume

Actors in the Peking Opera

Actor in the Peking Opera

Pictures from the Forbidden City

Gate of Heavenly Peach - South Gate and Entrance to Forbidden City.  See Mao's portrait.

Forbidden City and White Dagoda

Gate of Supreme Harmony - gotta love their names!

Hall of Supreme Harmony

Hall of Central Harmony

Hall of Preserving Harmony

Forbidden City

Forbidden City

Hall of Clocks and Watches

Hall of Clocks and Watches

Nine Dragons Screen

Hall of Imperial Supremacy

Imperial Garden

Imperial Garden

Gate of Divine Prowess - North Gate

Beihai Park and the White Dagoda

Pictures from Back Lake Walking Tour

You find exercise equipment on many streets and in every park.

Mural on wall near the lake

Walking through a hutong

Hou Hai Lake

Duck Island on Hou Hai Lake

Bicycle delivery truck

Hutong near the Lake

Dazang Longhua Temple

Hutong

Bell Tower

Drum Tower

Yonghe Hall Temple in Lama Temple

Yonghe Gong Hall in Lama Temple - Buddha Past, Buddha Present, Buddha Future

Incense Ceremony in Lama Temple

Lama Temple

Confucius Temple

Confucius Temple

Old Street in Beijing