We came out of the Lama Temple and had a better look at the road the entrance was in. There…
Around the Lama Temple
Yonghe Gate, originally the main entrance to it is now called Devaraja Hall (Hall of the Heavenly Kings), as there…
Entering the Lama Temple
After the conference, we set off by metro to the Lama Temple (Yonghe Lamasery). We had been there on our…
Picture of the hat!
I spent the long Easter weekend at my parents’ and asked my mother about the hat from the last post.…
The hat from Houtong
The next day I decided to go shopping, we had agreed that seeing that it was wet and misty going on…
Olympic craft display
The following day we walked over to the Olympic park.  After admiring the Bird’s Nest from the outside we arrived at a…
Abstinence (followed by Indulgence)
On the west is the Palace of Abstinence where the Emperor would fast for some days before the ceremony began.…
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…
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…
Heavenly Temple in context
We had plans to go on to see various other places on our first day in Beijing, but to our…
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