I’ve searched high and low for my ticket stubs, scanned the web, asked all parties involved, and nobody seems to remember the name of this place. Oh well, the show must go on. This city reminded me of the Forbidden City in Beijing; only much smaller. We came across only a handful of other visitors. In such a populated country it was a little eerie to have almost the entire place to ourselves. It felt a bit like stumbling across a secret garden; without the flowers.
Klynt said I can just make stuff up “because it’s China and nobody back home will know.” So here we have the Emperor’s dining room. :)
A pair of pagodas.
A lonely red ribbon adds a dash of color.
I like this little old man. He paused for a photo and I snapped his picture.
The traditional red Chinese lantern is one of my favorite subjects to photograph. I could bore you with many pictures like this one.
While I am obsessed with lanterns, Klynt tends to migrate towards architecture, as you will see in the next several photos.
We walked around part of the old wall that enclosed the city. Large pagodas were stationed on all four corners.
Looking over the outside of the wall upon a green field and distant street.
From up here you can get a better overview of the size of our ‘undiscovered’ city.
You get quite another view on the opposite side of the wall. These long-standing buildings and broken rooftops have definitely seen better days.
We have a ‘thing’ for old doors.
Such a colorful contrast in comparison to what sits just across the way, on the other side of the fence.
The ancient city wall looks much bigger from down here.
Many dusty streets like these surrounded the outside edges of the city.
Like I said, we've got a 'thing' for old doors.
A pair of pagodas.
A lonely red ribbon adds a dash of color.
I like this little old man. He paused for a photo and I snapped his picture.
The traditional red Chinese lantern is one of my favorite subjects to photograph. I could bore you with many pictures like this one. 
While I am obsessed with lanterns, Klynt tends to migrate towards architecture, as you will see in the next several photos.
We walked around part of the old wall that enclosed the city. Large pagodas were stationed on all four corners.
Looking over the outside of the wall upon a green field and distant street.
From up here you can get a better overview of the size of our ‘undiscovered’ city.
You get quite another view on the opposite side of the wall. These long-standing buildings and broken rooftops have definitely seen better days. 
We have a ‘thing’ for old doors. 
Such a colorful contrast in comparison to what sits just across the way, on the other side of the fence.
The ancient city wall looks much bigger from down here.
Many dusty streets like these surrounded the outside edges of the city.
Like I said, we've got a 'thing' for old doors. 
1 comment:
I had to laugh at Klynt's comment about "....no one back home will know anyway". Ha!! So true. What do WE know? Anyway, enjoyed looking through your pics. Thanks.
Kim
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