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The Imperial Vault of Heaven in Tiantan park.

TripAlbum — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:45:59 +0200

Picture from: Beijing , China. By: TripAlbum.

A close-up of the incredible detail of the Imperial Vault of Heaven inTiantan park.

TripAlbum — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:45:54 +0200

Picture from: Beijing , China. By: TripAlbum.

The view from one of the several 'decks' leading up to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

TripAlbum — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:45:48 +0200

Picture from: Beijing , China. By: TripAlbum.

A small section of the inside of the Alter of Heaven in Tiantan park.

TripAlbum — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:45:42 +0200

Picture from: Beijing , China. By: TripAlbum.

A sign describing the Alter of Heaven in Tiantan park.

TripAlbum — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:45:41 +0200

Picture from: Beijing , China. By: TripAlbum.

The Hall of Abstinence - another 15th century building at Tiantan park.

TripAlbum — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:45:35 +0200

Picture from: Beijing , China. By: TripAlbum.

The Alter of Heaven, made of marble in 9 concentric rings (9 is a lucky number in China).

TripAlbum — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:45:33 +0200

Picture from: Beijing , China. By: TripAlbum.

The sign describing one of the 15th century structures in Tiantan park.

TripAlbum — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:45:20 +0200

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More Qi gong in Tiantan park, through which one must walk to reach the Temple of Heaven.

TripAlbum — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:45:04 +0200

Picture from: Beijing , China. By: TripAlbum.

Hundreds of local citizens enjoy early morning sessions of Qi gong at Tiantan park.

TripAlbum — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:44:01 +0200

Picture from: Beijing , China. By: TripAlbum.

Homeward bound..

tgerber — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:00:37 +0200

Story from: Lanzhou, China. By: tgerber.
Well my time is up here in China, I have seen and experienced so many aspects that I will need a few weeks to churn it all out. So probably by the ti...

Beijing - Week Thirty Two and Thirty Three (Final China Entry).

aarond — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:13:31 +0200

Story from: Beijing, China. By: aarond.
Well this is it, my last blog entry while in China. On my final weekend in Beijing I did the last major thing on my list � 798 Arts District. This i...

BRRR and Tianshui

tgerber — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:19:27 +0200

Story from: Tianshui, China. By: tgerber.
Tianshui For me Tianshui is a nearly a mythical place � see Tianshui is the sister city for Bendigo in China. As most Bendigoians will know, Bendigo...

BBBRRRRRR

tgerber — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:44:50 +0200

Story from: Xi'an, China. By: tgerber.
BRRRRRRRR�. It is very cold here at the moment in Lanzhou � the snow is just reaching the ground but melts pretty straight away, but it is still hove...

Beijing - Week Thirty One.

aarond — Mon, 9 Nov 2009 06:50:49 +0200

Story from: Beijing, China. By: aarond.
Week thirty one, wow, can't belive that. Well as my time here in China comes to an end I have been trying to see some of the things around Beijing th...

Hello��I collected datestamps��Hope to exchange postcards with you

chaste — Sun, 8 Nov 2009 02:20:23 +0200

Story from: Wenzhou, China. By: chaste.
Hello, Nice to meet you. My name is��. I come from China's zhejiang province. I am 28 years old.I worked in the optical Company.I like to collect ...

Qinggang Jialong Si

tgerber — Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:01:18 +0200

Story from: Qinggang, China. By: tgerber.
Well not much has been happening here over the last week and a half as we are all recovering from the H1N1 flue. We have not had any programs for thi...

Yunnan Provience - Week Thirty.

aarond — Tue, 3 Nov 2009 04:00:19 +0200

Story from: Lijiang, China. By: aarond.
When living in China you hear the Provience of Yunnan being thrown around a lot. This is where they say the best of the best traveling is done in Chi...

Sichuan Provience - Week Thirty.

aarond — Tue, 3 Nov 2009 03:47:32 +0200

Story from: Chengdu, China. By: aarond.
This past weekend Michele and I went to Western China for my last trip in China. We started the first leg of the trip in China's third largest city -...

Pigs can't fly

tgerber — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:46:59 +0200

Story from: Lanzhou, China. By: tgerber.
Pigs can�t fly I found that out the other day. You may remember from my last update on my trip to Xiahe I was feeling crook. When I returned to Lanz...