Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, 9/21/06

Ceiling Ceiling detail Woodwork detail I never saw any 3, 2, or 1 star rated toilets The little building is less important- fewer birds at the roof corners Spouts Huge stone carving Left lion Right lion Water for fire control Big square Yellow roofs are only for the emperor A throne room Kneeling mats Fancy chair Fancy ceiling Grafted trees An attempt at modernity late in the Qing dynasty Detail of modernity Detail of modernity A throne room Throne detail A throne room Arty shot