Looking through the Gate of Heavenly Peace, Tianmen, to the next gate, Duanmen |
Duanmen, the gate between Tiananmen and the Meridian Gate |
Duanmen, the gate between Tiananmen and the Meridian Gate |
Chinese soldiers, Forbidden City, Beijing |
Meridian Gate, Forbidden City, Beijing |
Meridian Gate, Forbidden City |
Meridian Gate, Forbidden City |
Door detail, Forbidden City |
Meridian Gate, Forbidden City |
East side of the Meridian Gate from outside the walls |
Palace Moat and the east side of the Meridian Gate |
Tower at the southeast corner of the Forbidden City, Beijing |
Meridian Gate, Forbidden City |
In front of the Tiananmen guard barracks |
Forbidden City Ceremonial Guard |
Forbidden City ceremonial guards being inspected |
Someone is in trouble.... |
Forbidden City Guard boots lined up outside their barracks |
Waiting outside the Forbidden City |
Map of the Tiananmen Square area at the Meridian Gate |
Tiananmen Square map, Beijing |
Chinese soldiers at the Meridian Gate, Forbidden City |
Meridian Gate, Forbidden City, 17th Century |
Opening Hours of the Forbidden City |
Meridian Gate, Forbidden City |
Inside the Meridian Gate, next is the Gate of Supreme Harmony |
Bridge over the Golden Stream |
The Golden Stream, shaped like a Tartar bow |
Golden River Stream, Forbidden City |
The Gate of Supreme Harmony, TaiHe Men undergoing restoration in preparation for the Olympics |
Small gate to the west of Gate of Supreme Harmony |
NW Tower next to Gate of Supreme Harmony |
Zhao De Men, Forbidden City |
The main courtyard with the Hall of Supreme Harmony, with a capacity of 100,000 |
Chinese soldiers at the Forbidden City, Beijing |
Rooftop details, Forbidden City |
With the Hall of Supreme Harmony under restoration, I was able to get a clear shot up the central axis |
Courtyard of Supreme Harmony |
Hallof Supreme Harmony undergoing restoration |
Roof tiles from the Hall of Supreme Harmony |
Tower of Enhanced Righteousness |
Painted beams, Forbidden City |
Supreme Harmony Square |
Tower of Manifest Benevolence, Supreme Harmony Square |
East side of the Courtyard of Supreme Harmony |
Side gate to the east of the Hall of Supreme Harmony |
Eastern arcade, Forbidden City |
NE Corner of the Courtyard of Hall of Middle Harmony |
Tower, NE Corner, Courtyard of Hall of Middle Harmony |
Courtyard of Hall of Middle Harmony |
Raised terrace leading to the BaoHe Dia, Hall of Preserving Harmony |
The pagoda of Beihai Park, north of the Forbidden City |
Terraces and rooftops, Forbidden City |
Hall of Middle Harmony |
Hall of Middle Harmony, Forbidden City |
Hall of Preserving Harmony |
Carved dragon ramp, Hall of Preserving Harmony |
Hall of Preserving Harmony |
Hall of Preserving Harmony - Bao He Dian |
The sign reads "Huang Jian You Ji" - the Highest Norms for the Emperor to Found a Regime |
Hall of Preserving Harmony |
Hall of Preserving Harmony |
Hall of Preserving Harmony |
Large bronze vessel, Forbidden City |
Detail of the large bronze vessel, Forbidden City |
Detail |
The Forbidden City Starbucks, now slightly hidden without its sign |
Carved marble ramp, Forbidden City |
Carved marble ramp leading up to Hall of Preserving Harmony |
Dragon carved on the marble ramp, Forbidden City |
Dragon carved on the marble ramp, Forbidden City |
Dragon carved on the marble ramp, Forbidden City |
Lion guarding the Gate lf Heavenly Purity |
Lion guardian (male), Forbidden City |
Lion at the Gate of Heavenly Purity |
Lion at the Gate of Heavenly Purity |
Tourist at the Forbidden City |
Lion guardian, female (with cub) |
Lion guarding the Gate of Heavely Purity |
Gate of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City |
Lions guarding the Gate of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City |
Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City |
Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City |
Palace of Heavenly Purity, Beijing |
Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City |
Carved marble dragon, Forbidden City |
Forbidden City |
Turtle, Forbidden City |
Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City |
Imperial throne, Palace of Heavenly Purity |
Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City |
Sundial, Forbidden City |
Crane, Forbidden City |
Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City |
Hall of Heavenly and Terrestrial Union, Forbidden City |
Palace of Earthly Tranquility, Forbidden City |
Roof detail, Forbidden City |
Roof detail, Forbidden City |
Roof detail, Forbidden City |
Hall of Heavenly and Terrestrial Union with the Imperial Jade Seals |
Gate of Tranquil Earth, leading to the Imperial Garden |
Roof detail, Forbidden City |
Imperial Garden, Forbidden City |
Thousand Autumns Pavilion (Thousand Year Pavilion), Imperial Garden |
Thousand Autumns Pavilion, Imperial Garden |
Dragon on the ceiling of the Thousand Autumns Pavilion |
Imperial garden detail |
Imperial Garden, NW corner |
Elephant, Imperial Garden |
Twisted old tree, Imperial Garden, Forbidden City |
Pavilion of Ten Thousand Spring Seasons, Imperial Garden |
Pavilion roof detail |
Shop of the Forbidden City |
Hall of Receiving Celestial Favor |
Forbidden City bronze collection |
Bronze weapon of the Shang Dynasty |
Detail of bronze container with three rams heads (ca 1500-1027 BC) |
Bird shaped wine vessel (ca 476-369 BC) |
Chime of bells, musical instruments with interlaced hydra design (ca 476-369 BC) |
Northeast quarter of the Forbidden City |
Roof detail, Forbidden City |
Clothes of an Imperial Concubine |
Clothes of an Imperial Concubine |
Clothes of an Imperial Concubine |
Gilded seal of the concubine Hui Fei, 1873 |
Sedan chair, Forbidden City |
Forbidden City |
Bed, Forbidden City |
Ruins of the Palace of Prolonging Happiness (Yan Xi Gong) destroyed by fire 1845 |
Ruins of the Palace of Prolonging Happiness (Yan Xi Gong) destroyed by fire 1845 |
Forbidden City museum of porcelain and caligraphy |
The Palace Museum Center for Caligraphy and Painting Research |
The Palace Museum Center for Caligraphy and Painting Research |
The Palace Museum Center for Caligraphy and Painting Research |
The Palace Museum Center for Caligraphy and Painting Research |
"Door God" |
Chinese porcelain, Forbidden City collection |
Chinese porcelain, Forbidden City collection |
Buddha riding an elephant, Qing Dynasty |
NE Quarter of the Forbidden City |
Map of the Forbidden City, Beijing |
Door handle, Forbidden City |
Tower on the Outer Wall, Moat, Forbidden City, Beijing |
Chinese police jogging in formation, Forbidden City |
Gate of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City |
Gate of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City |
Gate of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City |
Female Lion Guardian before the Gate of Supreme Harmony |
North side of Gate of Supreme Harmony |
Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City |
Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City |
Dragon Carving, Forbidden City |
Roof Detail, Forbidden City |
Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City |
Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City |
Crane shaped Incense Burner, Forbidden City |
Hall of Middle Harmony in front of the Hall of Preserving Harmony |
Corner NE of Hall of Middle Harmony |
Roof detail, Hall of Preserving Harmony |
Imperial Throne in Hall of Preserving Harmony |
Dragon carved marble ramp to Hall of Preserving Harmony |
Female Lion Guardian before the Gate of Heavenly Purity |
Detail of Lion |
Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City |
Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City |
Palace of Heavenly Purity on a 1936 Central Bank of China 5 Yuan note |
Detail of the Palace of Heavenly Purity |
Imperial Throne in Palace of Heavenly Purity |
The Imperial Seals in the Hall of Heavenly and Terrestrial Union |
Imperial Garden, Forbidden City |
Inner roof detail, Imperial Garden |
Bronze Cranes, Forbidden City |
Imperial Art Collection, Forbidden City |
Starbucks of Supreme Misplacement, Forbidden City |
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