Lama Temple wishing well

The woman on the right in yellow is throwing coins onto the big metal thing in the middle. I don't know the exact reason, but I assume it is to ensure luck or blessings.

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2 Iowa Girls in Beijing - Day 2

March 19th 2007
We woke up to slightly colder weather and much greyer skies. The original plan was to go to the Great Wall, but for various reasons we decided we weren't up for a long bus ride and hike to the Wall, so we headed to Lama Temple, the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square instead. I looked at the map of Beijing hanging in the hotel lobby and I said, "See Rachel, we can walk to the Lama Temple. It ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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