Back after some rather intensive travelling in China (been to Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yellow Mountains, Honcun, Hong kong and Macau). 9 UNESCO world heritages also came in my way. It’s a cold period in China, but was still a fascinating trip!
Snow is unusual in Beijing, I heard from someone who had lived there that it didn’t snow for 2 winters. Unfortunately the air is very polluted in Beijing, I couldn’t see any blue sky when I was there. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings and covers 720,000 m2 (7,800,000 sq ft). The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Part of the museum's former collection is now located in the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Both museums descend from the same institution, but were split after the Chinese Civil War.
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2 weekends ago the winter was perfect - very cold (some - 15C) and frosty! Now it's just rain mixed with snow :-(
A panorama, so it's nicer in large size!
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Last weekend I was out to look at underground places in Stockholm, the photos I took of the underground places didn't appeal so much to me, but when I came to Gärdet it was some great afternoon light and I took a shot. 6 days ago the wonderful autumn colours were still intact, but I'm afraid they're about to disappear... On the photo you can also see the tallest building in Stockholm with 155 metres and 32 floors, Kaknästornet.
PS. I ordered Adobe Lightroom this week
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A BIG thanks to Armin for the awesome help!
Switch off the lighting and click on the photo for an even spookier view...
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