Commercial activities have taken place here since the middle of the Ming dynasty in. In the Qing Dynasty, ten aristocratic estates and princess residence were built here, soon after a well full of sweet water was discovered, thereby giving the street its name "Wang Fu" (aristocratic residence), "Jing" (well).
We ended the day touring Wang Fu JIng
We lunched at a restaurant which cooked Imperial dishes that the Emperor ate. When the Qing dynasty ended in 1911 the Manchu princes fell into hard times. They never worked when they were in power. So one of them hired some of the Imperial kitchen chefs and started this restaurant.After lunch we were brought to the local silk factory and Chinese tea shop to milk our wallets. I guess that is why they are selling the tour at such low prices
On our way to lunch we stopped by to take photos of the iconic Olympics Birds Nest stadium
Our guide brought us up to the watch towers to visit the Feng Shui master who was trying to sell us his auspicious ornaments. No luck here as nobody bought anything.
The Chinese have just celebrated their National Day and the area around Tian An Men is crowded with local tourists
We ended the tour at Tian An Men square or Gate of Heavenly Peace which is in the north. When the Mings build Tian An Men gate there wasn't a suare here. It was the Qing who created a square about a quarter the size of the present one in 1651.At present the square is about 40.5 hectres. It is the largest square in the world
The outer court is where the Emperor conducts his ceremonies
The palace is made up of the inner court which is where the Emperor and his concubines live.
As we proceeded with the tour I realised how big the palace was. There are endless rooms ,courtyards and pavillions. There are 9,999 rooms here.The Chinese belived the 10,000 th room is reserved for heaven
Our day started with a tour of the Forbidden palace from the south gate. Our guide told us the last Ming emperor hung himself here when the Manchurians entered Beijing. He had his face wrapped with a piece of cloth as he was too ashamed to face his ancestors
Commercial activities have taken place here since the middle of the Ming dynasty in. In the Qing Dynasty, ten aristocratic estates and princess residence were built here, soon after a well full of sweet water was discovered, thereby giving the street its name "Wang Fu" (aristocratic residence), "Jing" (well).
We ended the day touring Wang Fu JIng
We lunched at a restaurant which cooked Imperial dishes that the Emperor ate. When the Qing dynasty ended in 1911 the Manchu princes fell into hard times. They never worked when they were in power. So one of them hired some of the Imperial kitchen chefs and started this restaurant.After lunch we were brought to the local silk factory and Chinese tea shop to milk our wallets. I guess that is why they are selling the tour at such low prices
On our way to lunch we stopped by to take photos of the iconic Olympics Birds Nest stadium
Our guide brought us up to the watch towers to visit the Feng Shui master who was trying to sell us his auspicious ornaments. No luck here as nobody bought anything.
The Chinese have just celebrated their National Day and the area around Tian An Men is crowded with local tourists
We ended the tour at Tian An Men square or Gate of Heavenly Peace which is in the north. When the Mings build Tian An Men gate there wasn't a suare here. It was the Qing who created a square about a quarter the size of the present one in 1651.At present the square is about 40.5 hectres. It is the largest square in the world
The outer court is where the Emperor conducts his ceremonies
The palace is made up of the inner court which is where the Emperor and his concubines live.
As we proceeded with the tour I realised how big the palace was. There are endless rooms ,courtyards and pavillions. There are 9,999 rooms here.The Chinese belived the 10,000 th room is reserved for heaven
Our day started with a tour of the Forbidden palace from the south gate. Our guide told us the last Ming emperor hung himself here when the Manchurians entered Beijing. He had his face wrapped with a piece of cloth as he was too ashamed to face his ancestors
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