Qianlong liked this 800-year-old tree so much that he bestowed upon it the name – and I kid you not – "The Marquis du Shade"
Qianlong liked this 800-year-old tree so much that he bestowed upon it the name – and I kid you not – "The Marquis du Shade"
As good a view as you can get of the Dagaoxuan Temple (大高玄殿)
The front door of Banmuyuan.
Beihai's Nine-Dragon Screen.
Qianlong liked this 800-year-old tree so much that he bestowed upon it the name – and I kid you not – "The Marquis du Shade"
The east gate of Beihai Park.
Yet another crappy picture, taken while getting chased out of someplace. The squat door on the right leads to an imperial ice cellar.