This morning Tracy and I got an early start and went to Tian'anmen Square but didn't look at the zombie of Mao Zedong yet. We're doing that later this week. Today we went straight for the Forbidden City. It was still a little foggy but we had a great time. First you have to go through Tian'anmen Square, then take an underground tunnel under the main road, to the other side right outside the Forbidden City. Even from far away at the back of Tian'anmen Square you can see the huge portrait of Mao Zedong on the wall above the gate to the Forbidden City. After you get to the other side you're ushered through the huge wooden doors and into a tunnel, opening out to one of the many many buildings. I never knew the Forbidden City was so big. I wish now I had bought one of the maps of it but you can probably find them online. You walk up a lot of stairs to the first building, and go around it to another courtyard with another three huge buildings. We did this 3 or 4 times before reaching the main attraction, Tai He Dian, the building that the Emperor worked in. With his empirical chair. It was really hard to get a picture because there were so many people flocking against the gates. They didn't let you inside this building. Getting out of the crowd reminded me of the mosh pits at concerts in the US :P The Forbidden City is a city created for the Emperor to live in. It's construction went through many different dynasties before it was finally finished. We also bought special tickets to go through the treasure room and the room or clocks and watches. Both were pretty interesting and luckily air conditioned. We were soaked in sweat by the time we left though. Tracy said they keep all the really nice treasures hidden and you have to be pretty rich or powerful to see those ones. In the afternoon we will visit the Summer Palace. We plan two days for Beijing during our China trip. Tomorrow is for the Great Wall. From there we decided to go find something to eat. It took forever to get a taxi because Tian'anmen Square is right in the center of Beijing and really busy. We ended up eating at a nice restaurant inside a huge Beijing mall.
2010年8月1日星期日
Visit to Forbidden City
This morning Tracy and I got an early start and went to Tian'anmen Square but didn't look at the zombie of Mao Zedong yet. We're doing that later this week. Today we went straight for the Forbidden City. It was still a little foggy but we had a great time. First you have to go through Tian'anmen Square, then take an underground tunnel under the main road, to the other side right outside the Forbidden City. Even from far away at the back of Tian'anmen Square you can see the huge portrait of Mao Zedong on the wall above the gate to the Forbidden City. After you get to the other side you're ushered through the huge wooden doors and into a tunnel, opening out to one of the many many buildings. I never knew the Forbidden City was so big. I wish now I had bought one of the maps of it but you can probably find them online. You walk up a lot of stairs to the first building, and go around it to another courtyard with another three huge buildings. We did this 3 or 4 times before reaching the main attraction, Tai He Dian, the building that the Emperor worked in. With his empirical chair. It was really hard to get a picture because there were so many people flocking against the gates. They didn't let you inside this building. Getting out of the crowd reminded me of the mosh pits at concerts in the US :P The Forbidden City is a city created for the Emperor to live in. It's construction went through many different dynasties before it was finally finished. We also bought special tickets to go through the treasure room and the room or clocks and watches. Both were pretty interesting and luckily air conditioned. We were soaked in sweat by the time we left though. Tracy said they keep all the really nice treasures hidden and you have to be pretty rich or powerful to see those ones. In the afternoon we will visit the Summer Palace. We plan two days for Beijing during our China trip. Tomorrow is for the Great Wall. From there we decided to go find something to eat. It took forever to get a taxi because Tian'anmen Square is right in the center of Beijing and really busy. We ended up eating at a nice restaurant inside a huge Beijing mall.
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