On Saturday and Sunday 5 and 6 January I went to quite many places..
Ruins of the Old Summer Palace (Ruins of Yuanmingyuan) - really ruins; 1860 is the unhappy year for all places of any historical value in Beijing due to the French-Anglo attack. Very few monuments survived.. Temple of Heaven - splendid; completely renovated though..; large park around it; so majestic.
Xi Hai, Hou Hai and Qian Hai - lakes just before the 2nd ring; with the Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling (wife of Sun Yat-sen); Drum and Bell Tower making axis with Forbidden City and offering an astonishing bird eye view of Beijing; Bei Hai Park with the White Pagoda.. such a big park with a big lake.. so much to see..
Old streets, hutongs, magnificent architecture, insight into the structure of the city with astronomical meaning behind it; history of the towers - announcing time - 7pm-5am curfew; gates closed and no one would be allowed into the city. First stroke drums then bells. Time was counted every two hours.
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