Blogs from Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Asia - page 28

30th August 2006 We were a bit slack getting organised today but eventually we hired some bikes from the hostel and set out towards the centre of Beijing. Cycling in Beijing is a risky business, although there are cycle lanes which run along side every road, the traffic makes it very daunting to say the least. As for junctions, who knows who has right of way, every man for himself. First stop was the famous Tiananmen Square, the square more widely know for the demonstrations in 1989 that were eventually broken up by the Chinese government sending in the army with tanks. From there we locked up our bikes and entered the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was off limits for 500 years and by the number of tourists there you’d think it was closing tomorrow. ... read more

Beste iedereen, na lang te hebben gesukkeld met my space overgegaan naar deze site... en nu kunnen jullie tenminste al onze foto's zien! Je krijgt er ook een korte opsomming bij, de uitgebreidere uppdate komt er later maar zeker, beloofd! Dit was onze start: 15/8 Vertrek LHR 16/8 Landen in Bejing, China! onmiddellijk naar Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Zhongshan Park 17/8 Summer Palace, Hutons, Yingshan Park 18/8 Bezoek Great Wall, 's avonds Opera/kung fu/acrobatie 'show', hot-pot 19/8 Vlucht van Beijing naar Xi'an, Mosque, Bell Tower, Drum Tower 20/8 Chaing Kai-Shek Garden, Terracotta Army 21/8 Gewandeld naar Big Pagoda en dan shopping! Slechts enkele foto's hier... overige 68 werden gewist bij het overzetten op Dan's account... taalprobleem met niet te voorzien gevolg! Als je ons wil volgen, onderaan is een wereldkaart te ... read more

After being woken up by the roaring and shouting of Linda at all hours of the morning....Laura and I got up and went down to the Forbidden City. Had some nice greasy food with unidentifable meat outside and then went on in. Lying at the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City, called Gu Gong, in Chinese, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now known as the Palace Museum, it is to the north of Tiananmen Square and it is the world's largest palace complex. The Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The southern section, or the Outer Court was where the emperor exercised his supreme power over the nation. The northern section, or the Inner Court was where he lived with his royal family. Construction of the palace complex began in ... read more