Temple for Prayer for Good Harvest

Facts: its roof should be blue at the top (God), yellow in the middle (the emperor) and green at the bottom (the common man). But when it came to refurbishment the painters got a special deal on blue.

Heaven is a Forbidden Temple Wall... or a can of Sprite

September 21st 2006
This is really part two of the last blog, but while the last one was devoted to the city of Beijing, this covers our trips to the main toooorist attractions: The Forbidden City (which was knock yur socks off sort of stuff), the Temple of Heaven (which was... round and templey with crackin' gardens and, of course Mr Dragon) and finallly, our trip to the Great Wall (which was socks right off, feet i ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Forbidden City

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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