This is a walled palace in the centre of Beijing, where the Emperor and his wives and concubines lived for most of the year. It is huge, and really ornate, with lots of passages and courtyards. We were accosted quite a bitoutside by chinese people telling us they were art students, and asking us to come and see their art gallery. We didn't take them up on this offer; we had been warned earlier at the hostel that this was a common scam. We then went for lunch, and found a DVD shop that sold (pirated) DVDs for 8 yuen (80p). Nick bought 18!
We have written tons of posts today, so you have to go down and click on 'older posts' at the bottom of the page - our first post today was 'Pandas!'
Really fascinating! Thanks for taking the trouble to update your blog so comprehensively. We could almost be there with you (not that you'd want that...!)
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