Here's a hint for anyone who has considered going to China but just hasn't got around to it - don't delay, get yourself going and get here asap. In just a couple of days we're judging it as one of the absolute top tourist experiences. Today we were taken to the Ming Dynasry buried grounds - a huge area at the base of the mountains to the North of Beijing set aside for the buried of most of the Ming Emperors. Each has his own set of buildings leading up to the buriel mound under which is located the grand buried palace 22metres under ground level. The approach buildings are magnificent, based on those in the Forbidden City. Mind-blowing architecture and building techniques.
Another great traditional lunch and we were off to the Great Wall which again is unlike anything you've seen and exceeding expectations. 6000 km long from the sea in the East to the Wesrern borders - an unbelievable feature of construction.
Back through the incredible Beijing traffic and home about 6. Found a restaurant a few blocks from the hotel and had yet another beautiful meal.
Apologies for no blog photos - I haven't been able to download pictures from my camera to the tablet. Seems I have to use a card reader so will try to purchase one soon and get some photos attached,
Last Beijing day tomorrow - car hire a very fast train at 2 for a 4 hour trip to Xian.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.