On our 3rd day in Beijing, we decided to travel back in time a little bit and went to visit the Forbidden City! The Forbidden City is the place of the Imperial Palace of the Chinese Empire, which housed Chinese emperors and their household for almost 500 years. Surrounded by a wall 8m high and 6m deep, people did not have the right to leave the palace without the emperors permission! The story of the Forbidden City is full of danger, romance and politics… even better than Gossip Girl. The Forbidden City itself comprises many different halls and palaces called poetic names such as the Hall of Preserving Harmony or the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.. each more charming than the other. My favourite spot to visit? The Nine Dragon Wall: a long blue wall where Nine Dragons are sculpted in it, swimming in ocean waves! By the way, please note that, no, dragons do not breathe fire or kidnap children here in China.. Chinese dragons are kind! ;)
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Wow,what’s not to love about it honey,right?Amazing;)
xx
B.
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Un de mes rêves ! :)
Ah wow, these images took my breath away, what a fantastic place with great ornate Asian architecture. Do you know if this is where 30 seconds to mars filmed their video for ‘From Yesterday’? it looks so familiar
beautiful photos!!! looks like an amazing trip. It really inspired me to scratch my travel itch
xo
MOSAMUSE
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Visiter la cité interdite, depuis que j’ai vu le “Dernier Empereur” c’est mon rêve
Gros bisous
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