Beijing, China

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Notes of this trip


This page contains pictures of Beijing except the Forbidden City (Gugong).




Tiantan: Hall of Prayer

Tiantan: Hall of Prayer

Tiantan: Imperial Vault of Heaven (1520)

Tiantan: Circular Mound (1530)


Tiantan: Imperial Vault of Heaven

Tiantan: Imperial Vault of Heaven

Tiantan: Imperial Vault of Heaven

Tiantan: Imperial Vault of Heaven


Tiantan: Imperial Vault of Heaven

Tiantan: Imperial Vault of Heaven

Tiantan: Imperial Vault of Heaven

Tiantan: Imperial Vault of Heaven


Tiantan: Imperial Vault of Heaven

Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar

Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar

Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar


Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar

Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar

Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar

Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar


Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar

Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar

Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar

Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar


Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar

Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar

Tiantan: Circular Mound Altar

Dazhalan pedestrian area


Dazhalan pedestrian area

Dazhalan pedestrian area

Dazhalan pedestrian area

Tiananmen square


Old Summer Palace/ Changchun Yuan/ Ruins of 18th c

Old Summer Palace: fountain ruins

Old Summer Palace: fountain ruins

Old Summer Palace: reconstructions


Old Summer Palace: reconstructions

Old Summer Palace: maze

Old Summer Palace: maze

Old Summer Palace: maze


Guguan Xiangta observatory of 1446

Modern architecture in northwest Beijing

Modern architecture in northwest Beijing

COFCO building (near train station)


Museum: Han bronze of a rhino (1st c BC)

Shang bronze vessel (11th BC)

Shang bronze vessel (11th BC)

Han bronze of bard and drum (1st-3rd AD)


Shang owl-shaped wine vessel

Shang animal-shaped wine vessel of the 8th-5th c BC

Shang lamp of the 5th-3rd c BC


Bronze horse (7th-9th AD)

Typical Han village (25-220 AD)

Jade burial suit (1st c AD)

Jade burial suit (1st c AD)


Giant cooler (5th-3rd BC)

Modern architecture: Convention center

Modern architecture: Convention center

Modern architecture


Arch of Qian Men street

Qian Men

Qian Men

Qian Men


Yonghegong temple

Yonghegong temple of 1694

Yonghegong: x

Yonghegong: x


Yonghegong: x

Yonghegong: x

Yonghegong: Faiundian (1694)

Yonghegong: x


Yonghegong: x

Yonghegong: x

Yonghegong: x

Yonghegong: Wanfruge Hall (1750)


Yonghegong: x

Yonghegong: Entrance arch


Confucian temple Kong Miao (1306

Kong Miao: forest of stele

Kong Miao: forest of stele

Kong Miao (there are ten of these pavilions)


Dazhalan pedestrian area

Dazhalan pedestrian area

Dazhalan pedestrian area

Dazhalan pedestrian area


Qian Men

Qian Men

Qian Men

Qian Men


Qian Men

Qian Men

Summer Palace (1888): Benevolence and Longevity

Summer Palace (1888): Benevolence and Longevity


Summer Palace (1888): Benevolence and Longevity

Summer Palace: Garden of Virtue and Harmony

Summer Palace: Garden of Virtue and Harmony

Summer Palace: Garden of Virtue and Harmony


Summer Palace: Garden of Virtue and Harmony

Summer Palace: Garden of Virtue and Harmony

Summer Palace: Garden of Virtue and Harmony

Summer Palace: Stage of 1891


Summer Palace: Stage of 1891

Summer Palace: x

Summer Palace: x

Summer Palace: x


Summer Palace: Eastern entrance

Summer Palace: Eastern entrance

Summer Palace: Hill across from Marble Boat

Summer Palace: Hill across from Marble Boat


Summer Palace: Hill across from Marble Boat

Summer Palace: Hill across from Marble Boat

Summer Palace: Hill across from Marble Boat

Summer Palace: Hill across from Marble Boat


Summer Palace: Hill across from Marble Boat

Summer Palace: Hill across from Marble Boat

Summer Palace: Hill across from Marble Boat

Summer Palace: Hill across from Marble Boat


Summer Palace: Hill across from Marble Boat

Marble Boat

Marble Boat

Marble Boat


Marble Boat

Marble Boat

Marble Boat

Summer Palace


Summer Palace

Summer Palace: bridge near Marble Boat

Summer Palace: Buddha Fragrance pagoda

Summer Palace


Summer Palace: Gate to 17-arch bridge

Summer Palace: 17-arch bridgeonument

Summer Palace: Buddha's Fragrance


Summer Palace: Arch past Marble Boat/td>

Summer Palace: Marble Boat and Buddha's Fragrance

Tanzche temple of 3rd c (45 km west of Beijing)


Tanzche

Tanzche

Tanzche

Tanzche


Tanzche

Tanzche

Tanzche

Tanzche


Tanzche

Tanzche

Tanzche

Tanzche


Tanzche

Tanzche

Tanzche

Tanzche


Tanzche

Tanzche

Across from West Station

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Across from West station

West Station

West Station

West Station


West Station

West Station


Baiyuan taoist temple (741)

Baiyuan: x

Baiyuan: x

Baiyuan: x


Baiyuan: x

Baiyuan: x

Baiyuan: x

Baiyuan: x


Baiyuan: x

Baiyuan: x

Baiyuan: x

Baiyuan: x


Baiyuan: Temple of Lao Lu (1228)

Baiyuan: Temple of Lao Lu (1228)

Baiyuan: x

Baiyuan: x


Baiyuan: x

Baiyuan: x

Baiyuan: x

Baiyuan: x


Baiyuan: x

Baiyuan: Temple of founder Qiu (1443) with a representation of his visit to the west

Baiyuan: Temple of founder Qiu (1443) with a representation of his visit to the west

Baiyuan: x


Baiyuan: x

Niulie Libai mosque (996)

Faiyuan temple (696)

Faiyuan


Faiyuan

Faiyuan

Faiyuan

Faiyuan


Faiyuan

Faiyuan

Faiyuan

Faiyuan


Faiyuan

Faiyuan

Faiyuan

Faiyuan: copper Buddha on 1,000 Buddha petals of lotus flower


Faiyuan: copper Buddha on 1,000 Buddha petals of lotus flower

Faiyuan: copper Buddha

Faiyuan: copper Buddha

Faiyuan: copper Buddha


Ship of Zheng He (15th c)

Journeys of Zheng He (15th c)

Forbidden City in Ming times

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