Posting another set of photos I haven't blogged from my BeiJing-Xi'an trip last November.
By the time we were on the 4th day of our trip, we were already getting used to the cool breeze Beijing weather was offering. We decided to visit and dedicate one whole day to the very big Summer Palace (颐和园), located at the north-west part of the capital, and have a very relaxing, leisurely walk around the park (after all, it was supposed to offer tranquility, lol).
Imagine, as a monarch, having this huge place as your summer resort and garden away from Forbidden City. There are so many hills and walks inside the compound, that you wonder if you will ever run out of names like "Hall of Benevolence and Longevity" or "The Cloud-Dispelling Hall" to name each portion of the palace - and that's even
By the time we were on the 4th day of our trip, we were already getting used to the cool breeze Beijing weather was offering. We decided to visit and dedicate one whole day to the very big Summer Palace (颐和园), located at the north-west part of the capital, and have a very relaxing, leisurely walk around the park (after all, it was supposed to offer tranquility, lol).
Imagine, as a monarch, having this huge place as your summer resort and garden away from Forbidden City. There are so many hills and walks inside the compound, that you wonder if you will ever run out of names like "Hall of Benevolence and Longevity" or "The Cloud-Dispelling Hall" to name each portion of the palace - and that's even
after naming all the small temples and pavilions inside the Forbidden City (must have been more than a hundred!)
The place is so huge, that by the time we reach the Temple of Buddhist Virtue in front of the lake, I was already sweating! It was the first time I was able to walk around without my jacket for more than 30 minutes - a feat I wasn't able to break anywhere else in cold Beijing.
One thing seemed clear to us when we were walking around: the Chinese' amazing attention to detail. Even the drainage holes have intricate designs and patterns that you wonder if even those small details have significant symbolism or meaning to the palace as a whole.
新加坡, 2012年01月11日。
The place is so huge, that by the time we reach the Temple of Buddhist Virtue in front of the lake, I was already sweating! It was the first time I was able to walk around without my jacket for more than 30 minutes - a feat I wasn't able to break anywhere else in cold Beijing.
One thing seemed clear to us when we were walking around: the Chinese' amazing attention to detail. Even the drainage holes have intricate designs and patterns that you wonder if even those small details have significant symbolism or meaning to the palace as a whole.
新加坡, 2012年01月11日。
Location:
Summer Palace, Beijing颐和园, 北京
Camera Used:
Canon EOS 400DDate:
November 8, 2011
