The Forbidden City was very impressive; a whole city within the city. Huge squares and enormous halls for the emperor.
The Square of Heavens Pacification is a place of many historic events. The feeling walking across it was very touching. Seeing the videos on the big LED Screens was very awkward, watching singing Chinese superstars some pop songs was a high contrast compared to the historic place. Nevertheless we walked around it and all sights (like the Mao Mausoleum) have already been closed.
And by the way: It isn’t foggy this week in Beijing, what you see on the pictures is the actual smog. But I was told, that it gets better during the summer.
Also funny: In the hostel where I’m writing this entry right now is sitting a young Asian man next to me, who is currently applying for an AIESEC Internship at UIBE (LC Beijing).
Tiananmen Square with blank red flags, the monument at the right hand and fucking huge LED Screens on the left hand.
Blank red flags on Tiananmen Square
A memorial on the Tiananmen square
A memorial on Tiananmen Square
Square Xice Road
The Great Hall of the People
A Chinese officer guarding the Great Hall of the People
Zheng Yang Men Jian Lou
An administration building
A lion statue in front of a administration building
The south entrance of the Forbidden City with a portrait of Mao above the gate
A basket ball hoop and a pool table in the Forbidden City
Forbidden City Buildings
Forbidden City Building Roof
A father in his son in front of a building in the Forbidden City
Bulding Decoration
Decoration on a building in the Forbidden City
Blonde guy in a picture
A solar panel on the roof of a very old chinese building- Green Power Now!
A closer shot of the north entrance of the Forbidden City
The Forbidden City photographed from higher ground
The ceiling decoration of a buddhist temple
Birds as a decoration - The long neck of the bird is a symbol for a long life
Hospital Sign
A car in a shopping mall - BMW M3 Fuck Yeah!
Chinese High Tech - A closer look reveals a security camera
