Happiness Thru Family

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Friday, July 07, 2006

The Summer Palace















The incredible archway is the first sight seen before entering the Summer Palace - 3 gates, four pillars, and seven towers. It is carved with dragons and phoenixes. The Summer Palace was started in 1750 and took 14 years to complete.
The Long Corridor is the longest painted corridor of the world at 728 metres in length. It contains over 8000 color paintings.
The Marble Boat is 36 metres long and is indeed made of marble. This was to imply that the Qing government was as stable as marble.
Sushan is posing at the foot of an ancient pine forest at the foot of Longevity Hill.
Sushan and Lilei are in front of Kylin, a Chinese unicorn (I think). The Kylin symbolizes good luck.


1 Comments:

  • At 8:19 PM, Blogger my3 kids said…

    Hi Laurie,

    I love all the new pix you have been posting.....Keep adding to your blog;)

    Janice

     

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