Ancient Beijing, China
古北京

china/2006/beijing_poly_buddha

Buddha, Poly Art Museum 北京保利艺术博物馆 — June 19, 2006


china/2006/beijing_dongyue_temple_bronze_vessels

Incense burners, Dōngyuè Miào dàoist temple 北京东岳庙, Běijīng, China — July 2006


china/2006/beijing_bell_tower_pole_view

View of Gǔlóu 鼓楼, the drum tower, Běijīng, China — July 2006


china/2006/beijing_hutong_bike_sky

My bike in the ancient Qiánmén hútòng 前门胡同, Běijīng, China — July 5, 2006


china/2006/sum_pal_pillars

Stone railing, Summer Palace (Yíhé Yuán) 颐和园, Běijīng, China — July 2006


china/2006/sum_pal_dragon_bronze

Bronze dragon, Summer Palace (Yíhé Yuán) 颐和园, Běijīng, China — July 2006


china/2006/china_ticket_summer_palace

¥10.00 ticket for the Summer Palace (Yíhé Yuán) 颐和园, Běijīng, China — July 2006


china/2006/beijing_lion_coil_jingshan

Lion hair coils, Prospect Hill 景山 (Jǐngshān), Běijīng, China — June 15, 2006


china/2006/beijing_jingshan_park_bonzai_trees

Bonsai trees on Prospect Hill 景山 (Jǐngshān), Běijīng, China — June 15, 2006


china/2006/beijing_poly_bodhisattva

Bodhisattva, Poly Art Museum 北京保利艺术博物馆, Běijīng, China — July 2006

Bodhisattva in contemplation; Tang dynasty (AD 618 - 907)

china/2006/beijing_tower

Gǔlóu 鼓楼, the drum tower, Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


china/2006/beijing_forbidden_city_roofs_2

View over the Forbidden City (Zǐjinchéng) 紫禁城, Běijīng, China — June 15, 2006


china/2006/beijing_brian_bell_tower

Looking toward the Zhōnglóu 钟楼, the Bell Tower, Běijīng, China — July 2006


china/2006/dongzhimen_xue

Giant jué , an ancient wine vessel, Dōngzhímén 东直门, Běijīng, China — July 2006


china/2006/beijing_hutong_bike

Qiánmén hútòng 前门胡同 (with my bike), Běijīng, China — June 16, 2006


china/2006/beijing_forbidden_moat

Moat around the Forbidden City (Zǐjinchéng) 紫禁城, Běijīng, China — July 2006


china/2006/beijing_view_branches

View north from Prospect Hill 景山 (Jǐngshān), Běijīng, China — June 15, 2006


china/2006/beijing_jingshan_park_lion_brian

Lion, Prospect Hill 景山 (Jǐngshān), Běijīng, China — June 15, 2006


china/2006/beijing_forbidden_city_govt_building

View over the Forbidden City (Zǐjinchéng) 紫禁城, Běijīng, China — June 15, 2006


china/2006/beijing_bell

Inside Zhōnglóu 钟楼, the Bell Tower, Běijīng, China — July 2006


china/2006/beijing_stone_bridge

Bridge in the park, Běijīng, China — June 15, 2006


china/2006/beijing_view_beihai_park

View of Běihǎi Park 北海公园 from from Prospect Hill 景山 (Jǐngshān), Běijīng, China — June 15, 2006


china/2006/beijing_jingshang_park_arc

Arch, Prospect Hill 景山 (Jǐngshān), Běijīng, China — July 2006


china/2006/beijing_roof_tiles

Roof tiles, Prospect Hill 景山 (Jǐngshān), Běijīng, China — July 2006


china/2006/beijing_forbidden_guard_tower_2

Walls and moat of the Forbidden City (Zǐjinchéng) 紫禁城, Běijīng, China — July 2006


china/2006/beijing_north_view

View north from Prospect Hill 景山 (Jǐngshān), Běijīng, China — June 15, 2006


china/2006/beijing_jingshang_park_coils

Lion hair coils, Prospect Hill 景山 (Jǐngshān), Běijīng, China — June 15, 2006

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