Our third stop, we went to Temple of Heaven 天坛. It was visited by the Ming and Qing dynasties Emperors for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. Nowadays it is commonly used as the symbol of Beijing.
Directory of Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven is surrounded by hectares and hectars of trees. Nowadays the locals will come here to exercise and enjoy the lush greenery.
Our guide told us that most trees are a few hundred years old look at how thick the trucks of these tree are.
The Temple of Heaven
The final stop, we went to the Summer Palace 颐和园. It is the largest and most well-preserved royal park in China.
Decorated Paifang in Summer Palace
The Seventeen-Arch Bridge
The grand Summer Palace
One of the highlights of Summer Palace, the marble boat.
 |
One of the tour member asked the guide where is the place to try Imperial Cuisine. The guide recommended us the restaurant above which is located inside the Summer Palace.
This is another highlight of the Summer Palace, the long corridor. It is a covered walkway in which it was first erected in the middle of the 18th century, it is famous for its length (728 m) in conjunction with its rich painted decoration (more than 14,000 paintings). It is the longest corridor in the world.
Our guide was pressed for time so we didn’t get to walk the long corridor but took a boat ride to and fro.
After we left the Summer Palace, we went back to our hotel to pack our bag. What a day! It was tiring but meaningful, we get to visit so many places and learn more about our Chinese history and culture.
