The End of my journey to The Summer Palace and The Temple of Heaven.

Beijing. 2003. On my way to the exit gate from The Summer Palace and The Temple of Heaven.

Beijing. 2003. The Marble Boat on Kunming Lake. The Lake is frozen over and in very cold winters ice skating is a popular pastime.

Beijing. 2003. Kunming Lake.It is part of the Summer Palace and it covers 290 hectares, or 725 acres.

Beijing. 2003. The Summer Palace.It has the number 1 ranking for China's Ancient Parks.

Beijing. 2003. The Hall of Prayer for a Good Year is the main building of the Temple of Heaven.

Beijing. 2003. The Temple of Heaven is the largest Sacrificial Temple in China.

Beijing. 2003. Here the Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties offered Sacrifices to Heaven, Prayed for rain and a good Harvest.

Beijing. 2003. The Temple of Heaven was built during the Reign of Emperor Yongle in the Ming Dynasty.

Beijing. 2003. The summer Palace Long Corridor of Murals.

Beijing.2003. The long Corridor towards The Temple of Heaven. The Temple of Heaven is in the background.

Beijing. 2003. Views from inside the grounds of The Summer Palace.

Beijing. 2003. Out side the entrance to The Summer Palace.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden City. The Pavillion of Many Springs.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden City.The Palace of Tranquil Longtivity.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden City.The Palace of Tranquil Longtivity.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden City. An inside view of QianQing Palace.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden City.Bronze Vats at The QianQing Palace.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden City. QianQING Palace.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden City. QianQing Palace.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden City. QianQing Palace.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden City.Tai he Hall, The emperor's Throne.The Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden city. The sun dial and it has good time.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden City. An Ancient Sun Dial in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it has correct time.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden City.Bronze Lions in front of The Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden City.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden Palace.The Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden Palace.Tai he Hall.

Beijing. 2003. The Forbidden Palace.The Wumen Gate Entrance. The History dates back over 600 years.

Beijing. September 2001.The Guards at Tiananmen Square.

Moving closer to the Duanmen Gate

Through The Tiananmen Gate and the adventure continues

Chairman Mao lookes out over Tiananmen Square. His portrait is hand woven in wool.Close up it is really a work of art.

John freezing cold in front of The Tiananmen Gate

A closer view.

A closer view.

The Tiananmen Gate

John, Misha and Suzie with the Tiananmen Gate in the background

John in front of Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

Chairman Mao Memorial Hall.

John,Misha and Suzie and The Monument to The People's Heros

The Monument to The People's Heros

The Great Hall of the People with the Monument to the People's Heros in the foreground.

The Museum of Chinese History.

Santa Cruz.Mindanao. These girls are typical of the happy and friendly people of the Philippines. Generous and loyal as friends.

Baguio in Benguet Province,Luzon. The summer capital of the Philippines. A beautiful tourist resort in the central north west of Luzon.