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| Unidentified building in the Forbidden City. Shadows indicate this a view from the south. | ||
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| Forbidden City. Another of the large bronze pots that held water incase of fire. The pots were gold plated but most of that gold has been scraped off now. You can see a little remains. |
| Forbidden City. The Emperor's office. |
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| Forbidden City. The many figures on the corner of the roof indicate the office of a high ranking official. |
| Forbidden City. Stone carving between two outdoor stairways. |
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| Hall of Celestial Harmony in the Forbidden City. "It is the front chamber of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, where the emperor attended to state affairs almost everyday." - www.chinavista.com |
| The Gate of Pure Heavenly Spirits goes into the Emperor's living quarters. |
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| Forbidden City. Another stone carving between two outdoor stairways. |
| Forbidden City. One of the eastern style toilets. Melanie took a similar picture in Chongqing. As one might guess they were not a big hit with us westerners. Western style toilets existed in some of the tourist locations but without toilet paper, unless you brought your own. However all the hotels we stayed in were equiped to make us westerners feel at home. |
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| Cypress tree in front of the museum in The Forbidden City. |
| This sculpture was to be viewed by the Emperor after its completion. When a peice broke off the night before the Emperor arrived, a clever workman fixed it with a piece of wood shaped and painted to match. This is located in front of the museum. |
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| Another nearby lion. This one is female as you can see by the baby lion under her left foot. |
| Item in museum in Forbidden City. |
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| Item in museum Forbidden City. |
| Green Enamel and gold stem bowl from the Qing Dynasty. |
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| Item in museum Forbidden City. |
| Emperor'saddle for dress parades. |
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| Entrance to the garden in the Forbidden City. |
| A naturally shaped stone used for decoration in the garden in the Forbidden City |
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| Inside the garden in the Forbidden City. |
| A walkway in the Forbidden City garden made with small stones set in the cement. |
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