Beijing and the Forbidden City
We had timed tickets at the beginning of the day. We were on the coach for a 7am departure from the hotel.
We were dropped in Tiananmen Square, the largest square in the city and where the creation of the People's Republic of China wasa anounced in October 1949. In the distance is Mao's Mausoleum.
On another side is the National Museum, the largest in the country.
On the opposite side is the Great Hall of the People, the congress building.
On the fourth side is the entrance into the Forbidden City. The pictures seem to make it appear spacious with room to move but it was early in the morning. Just hours later when we emerged, it was so crowded that we couldn't see the pavement for people.
It is a huge complex and visitors can easily get lost. One of just several buildings inside the complex.
After going through one entrance, there is a courtyard and another entrance.
Some of the flanking buildings along one side of the first square.
Queueing to get through the ticket check to the next section.
There were several more buildings and quare to negotiate...
...and another building to one side...
...and a view of the corner of the square.
The main building. It was getting more crowded and the heat and humdity was climbing so we were happy to get back to the air conditioned coach.
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