In and around the Heavenly Temple

My mother clearly writes her diary differently from me and as on previous occasions has a number of excellent photos … More

Layout of key buildings in the Heavenly Temple

The northern part of the wall enclosing the complex is semicircular symbolizing the heavens and the southern part is square … More

We had plans to go on to see various other places on our first day in Beijing, but to our … More

Apologies – there is no full post this week. I’m working full time at the moment and am struggling to find … More

Qiao Guifa was the earliest ancestor who made the family rich. He was ill-fated when young, his parents died when … More

We left Xi’an and flew to Tiayuan where on our first day we visited the house of the Qiao family in … More

There are a couple of interesting pictures from Xi’an without any words taken during the day and night which I’m adding … More

From the mausoleum we drove on to the town of San Yuan which is quite a small place (relatively speaking). Here … More

That brings to an end the tales of my 2014 travels and I am working on what adventures to have … More

Pit one is what is usually depicted in most publications. It is a truly impressive view of a life-size army. … More