After the sandstorm in Xi'an and the news reports about Beijing's air quality over the past few weeks, I wasn't expecting much today. But we landed to blue skies and sunshine, and not much visible smog at all. No facemasks today!
Mom was taking part in an optional tour this afternoon, so Em and I headed out on our own to explore. Our first stop was the Temple of Heaven.
Mom was taking part in an optional tour this afternoon, so Em and I headed out on our own to explore. Our first stop was the Temple of Heaven.
Pretty impressive.
We also explored the park, and ran across this guy doing some beautification with water.
We also explored the park, and ran across this guy doing some beautification with water.
Afterward we tried to hit some other sites in the city. First stop was the Lama Temple, but it was closed by the time we got there. Next was the Confucius Temple (also closed) but we still did some good Confucius-style thinking.
We walked through some hutongs- traditional courtyard style homes, only a few of which are left because many have been demolished to make room for high rises. Then we went to the Drum Tower (closed) and Bell Tower (closed).
Last stop was Houhai Lake, where we just caught the tail end of the sunset.
Last stop was Houhai Lake, where we just caught the tail end of the sunset.
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