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雍和宫 the Lama Temple
雍和宫 Beijing subway station(in line 2,5) is one of my favorite stations where it takes 5-minute-walk to 金鼎軒 jindingxuan, the dimsum franchise restaurant, where it leads to cute, fancy cafe street which connects to Hutong. To most of the tourists, however, 雍和宫 is, as the subway station tells you, where you meet the biggest lama temple in Beijing, the Tibetan temple. Just like how I had been doing t
A treasure spotted in the forbidden city - Pottery from Qing dynasty
The forbidden city, 故宫, is located in the center of the Beijing. It's easily seen from the Beijing subway map and Beijing transportation system; the 1st Ring, the 2nd Ring, etc that the capital Beijing was newly designed in its modern appearance based on the city planning in which Tian'anmen square takes the central axis. My personal feeling about Chinese visiting Tian'anmen square and the forbid
