Thursday 3 April 2014

The Summer Palace


This morning we took the subway out to the Summer Palace in the north-west of the city, where in the days gone by, the imperial courts escaped the summer heat of the old imperial city (The Forbidden City). It’s a vast landscape full of winding, forested paths, temples, gardens, pavilions, lakes, bridges, gate towers and corridors.  It was a beautiful spring day without the ever-present crowds, so we could feel how peaceful and tranquil the area was. Thyson said it was his favourite place in Beijing so far – I think that was because of the lack of crowds!


















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