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Temple of Heaven complex, Beijing

Elephant in the Forbidden City, Beijing

Dragon in the Forbidden City

Golden River, Forbidden City, Beijing

The former Hutong Home of Mao Zedong, Beancurd Pond Lane Number 15, the place where Mao first resided in Beijing, lies near the Bell Tower in the Northern Section of the Dongcheng District of Beijing. It is a modest Hutong Home hidden away just a short stroll away from Beijing's kozy and well-known Bell Tower Street Market.

The White Dagoba, Beihai Park, Beijing,

Drum Tower, Beijing

Door Ornament, "Temple of Heaven"

Ceiling in a small round building in one of the gardens of the Forbidden City, Beijing.

Forbidden City Beijing.
"Fo Dogs", or "Lions of Buddha", Chinese lions are found outside palaces and temples, and are often carved into the building as door steps, eaves and beam ends.

Architectural detail, Forbidden City, Beijing

Forbidden City, beijing

"Temple of Heaven" Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Qiniandian

Dragon in the Forbidden City

Forbidden City Beijing.

Great Wall Mutianyu

Chi Lin Nunnery
Buddhist nunnery in Diamond Hill, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The present-day buildings have been rebuilt and their style is of Tang architecture. The beautiful garden in front of the nunnery is open to the public free of charge.Its buildings are the only ones to be built with wooden rooftops in modern Hong Kong, without the use of a single nail in its construction. This is based on a unique architectural style from the Tang Dynasty which uses special interlocking systems cut into the wood for construction.
Covering a space of 30,000 square meters, Chi Lin Nunnery has strikingly beautiful statues of the Sakyamuni Buddha, the goddess of mercy Guanyin and other bodhisattvas. These statues are made from gold, clay, wood and stone.

"Temple of Heaven"

Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Qiniandian, "Temple of Heaven" Beijing

Lama Temple Beijing, Yonghegong

Forbidden City, Beijing

Forbidden City, Beijing, China

The Imperial Vault of Heaven, Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

The 17-Arch Bridge, Summer Palace, Beijing China

Yonghe Temple, Beijing China

Nine Dragon Screen, Beihai Park, Beijing

Temple of Heaven, Beijing

The Hutong

Striking the Bell at the Temple of Confucius in Beijing

Frobidden City, Beijing. Foo Dog

Temple of Heaven, Beijing

Door Ornament, Forbidden City, Beijing

Forbidden City, Beijing

Jacket drying in a Beijing Houtong

Forbidden City Beijing.

Red Door, in a Beijing Houtong

Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Qiniandian, "Temple of Heaven" Beijing

Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayan Ta)

Shaanxi History Museum

Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses

The City Wall of Xian is the most complete one that has survived in China, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world.

The Great Mosque of Xi'an, 西安大清真寺

Temple of the 10,000 Buddhas, Sha Tin

Mid-levels, Central, Hong Kong, China

Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayan Ta)

Chi Lin Nunnery
Buddhist nunnery in Diamond Hill, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The present-day buildings have been rebuilt and their style is of Tang architecture. The beautiful garden in front of the nunnery is open to the public free of charge.Its buildings are the only ones to be built with wooden rooftops in modern Hong Kong, without the use of a single nail in its construction. This is based on a unique architectural style from the Tang Dynasty which uses special interlocking systems cut into the wood for construction.
Covering a space of 30,000 square meters, Chi Lin Nunnery has strikingly beautiful statues of the Sakyamuni Buddha, the goddess of mercy Guanyin and other bodhisattvas. These statues are made from gold, clay, wood and stone.

Perfection Pavilion, Nan Lian Garden,

Aqua Luna, Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong

Ancestral Hall in Cheung Uk.
Cheung Uk is located in the Sha Lo Tung area is situated in the northeastern New Territories. Cheung Uk is the largest of three villages that border disused rice paddies on the valley floor. The village is largely abandoned as most residents have moved out of the valley. Discarded, old furniture; framed photographs; shrines and various personal articles litter the interiors.

Tian Tan Buddha

Incense Coils Hanging In Man Mo Temple, Hong Kong. Hong Kong Island's oldest and most important temple (Taoist) was built in the 1840s as one of the new colony's first traditional-style temples. It's named after its two principal deities: Man, the god of literature, who is dressed in red and holds a calligraphy brush; and Mo, the god of war, wearing a green robe and holding a sword.

Man Mo Temple, Hong Kong. Hong Kong Island's oldest and most important temple (Taoist) was built in the 1840s as one of the new colony's first traditional-style temples. It's named after its two principal deities: Man, the god of literature, who is dressed in red and holds a calligraphy brush; and Mo, the god of war, wearing a green robe and holding a sword.

Perfection Pavilion, Nan Lian Garden,

Chi Lin Nunnery
Buddhist nunnery in Diamond Hill, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The present-day buildings have been rebuilt and their style is of Tang architecture. The beautiful garden in front of the nunnery is open to the public free of charge.Its buildings are the only ones to be built with wooden rooftops in modern Hong Kong, without the use of a single nail in its construction. This is based on a unique architectural style from the Tang Dynasty which uses special interlocking systems cut into the wood for construction.
Covering a space of 30,000 square meters, Chi Lin Nunnery has strikingly beautiful statues of the Sakyamuni Buddha, the goddess of mercy Guanyin and other bodhisattvas. These statues are made from gold, clay, wood and stone.

Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China

Sai Kung Fish Market. Local fishermen line the docks and the pier in the afternoon to sell their fish from small boats. Customers negotiate a price and the fish is cleaned on the boat and passed up to the customer in a net at the end of a long pole; money for the fish is collected in the fishnet and retrieved by the fisherman.