June 17, 2004
Forbidden City Photos
Welcome to my online photo tour of Beijing's Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum or Gugong. You can undoubtedly find photos of the "big sights" elsewhere, so I've tended to focus on the details of the palace. We'll be moving south to north, the direction of the main tour beginning at Tian'anmen Square and ending at Jingshan Park. I hope you enjoy the tour!
Marble bridge inside the main gate
West side of the first courtyard
Male lion guarding the first gate
Second courtyard looking north
Second courtyard, side alley
Dragon waterspouts, looking south
From a door
One of the many large pots used to store water in case of a fire
Dragon details from another door
Marble dragons (and detail) from the largest single piece of carved marble on earth
The Hall of Economic and Cultural Imperialism
Roof tiles
Thanks for visiting. Tune in later for continuing tours around the Beijing area!
(All photos in this tour were shot on April 30, 2004.)
Posted by at June 17, 2004 10:27 AMCan I have copies of these pictures for collage? Actually Can I have copies of all your pictures for collage?
Now that you have smuggled these images out of China you can begin building your own palace (just make sure that you get to be in charge of the Starbucks).
Posted by: jwaggone at June 17, 2004 11:49 AM