ChinyBeijing39°54’50” N 116°23’58” E
31 maja 2019, Chiny ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Capital of China. Views over the city from the top of the man-made hill called Jinshang Park that is located immediately north of the Forbidden City. The hill is made from the spoils from digging the Czytaj więcej
ChinyBeijingTian’anmen Guangchang39°54’14” N 116°23’33” E
31 maja 2019, Chiny ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Largest square in China and sometimes claimed as the largest in the world at about 100 acres. This is the site of the democracy demonstrations made most famous by the picture of the man standing in Czytaj więcej
ChinyBeijing ShiLinchangcun40°40’36” N 117°14’36” E 1 czerwca 2019, Chiny ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
There isn't much more to say than wow! Once more I'm in a place that books and TV can't do justice to.
The section of the wall I visited is called Jinshanling. The wall was started more than 2,000 Czytaj więcej
ChinyHebei ShengMadi40°42’46” N 117°13’59” E
1 czerwca 2019, Chiny ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
One post on the Great Wall just didn't seem to be enough. As you may know, the wall follows the ridge line, so it goes up and down hill. It can get pretty steep, like in the 1st pic. On the left you Czytaj więcej
ChinyBeijing ShiLongtan39°52’57” N 116°24’50” E
2 czerwca 2019, Chiny ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Main temple of Ming and Qing emperors where they prayed for harvests and otherwise comunicated with God. The emperor considered himself the son of god, making himself the one who could act before God Czytaj więcej
ChinyBeijing ShiQinglongqiaoKunming Hu39°59’47” N 116°16’27” E
2 czerwca 2019, Chiny ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Summer residence of the Qing Royal family. Built in the 18th Century. Now a large park, centered on Kunming Lake. Unfortunately all buildings were closed and most had their windows covered. The pics Czytaj więcej
ChinyBeijing ShiShiChaHaiBeijing Kongmiao39°56’39” N 116°24’32” E
2 czerwca 2019, Chiny ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Tibetan Buddhist temple in Beijing. The Qing dynasty was actually Manchu. As such, they were a minority group. They were led to what I would call a very good policy of supporting minority groups on Czytaj więcej
ChinyBeijing ShiShiChaHaiBeijing Kongmiao39°56’39” N 116°24’30” E
2 czerwca 2019, Chiny ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
It is probably more appropriate to refer to Confucianism as a philosophy than a religion. If there is a central premise, it rests in meeting or living up to one's responsibilities rather than focusing Czytaj więcej
ChinyBeijing ShiShiChaHaiBeijing Kongmiao39°56’41” N 116°24’26” E
2 czerwca 2019, Chiny ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
The pictures are of the Qing Dynasty academy buildings, about 300 years old. However, imperial higher education goes back over 2,000 years. Admission was based on merit without regard to class. The Czytaj więcej
ChinyShanxi ShengGutao37°12’9” N 112°10’33” E
4 czerwca 2019, Chiny ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Pingyao is an ancient city, famous for it's wall and it's banking history (see other posts). The city is full of temples mostly Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian. In addition, every business and home Czytaj więcej
