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Discovery of Hong Kong
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We had plenty of choice to decide what we wanted to do between bridges, old canal town, temples, towers, gardens, halls, pavilions… The Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake are the two biggest attractions of the palace. Of course, to visit temples and...
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Visiting the Summer Palace in Beijing is another challenge for me. Anyway, after the Great Wall, this place is the next “must see” in our list and it’s the largest and best preserved imperial garden in China! Named “The Summer Palace” because of its utility:...
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Beijing is definitely not a disabled friendly city… of course visiting some towers is not what are expected from you if you have a broken bone and move with crutches… I also understand that! However as we decided not to do the Great Wall as it was impossible...
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In the Chinese culture, Heaven is round while Earth is square. The architecture of this temple is simply amazing, well more defined than the Forbidden City if you want my personal opinion and with so many powerful colors! The perfect place to start doing...
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The temple of heaven is situated inside a park of central Beijing. Emperors were coming to this temple for annual prayers to Heaven for good harvest and for ceremonial sacrifices to Earth and Heaven. It is the largest sacrifice complex in the world and...
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Today the palace has more than 8700 rooms, 980 different buildings and 4 gates on each side. The whole palace is arranged in symmetry along a central axis. You will need more than a day if you wish to visit each single courtyards and rooms but after few...
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Nowadays, we will need to introduce the Forbidden City!! Sadly, I would say that Chinese history is not a big part of our cultural knowledge... So here you come! Situated in the heart of Beijing, it was the Chinese imperial palace to the Ming and Qing...
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