Monday, May 5, 2008Beijing
See...? Everywhere. Here, this is one of two stone lions guarding a mysterious door to a mysterious stone outbuilding. It’s tucked below the steps heading east from the south platform of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. No mention of it on the audio guide, no sign of it on the myriad of maps I have. Just a mysterious little shack that earned two Imperial lions.
Here, you see the female lioness with the cub playing beneath its paw. To its left was the other lion, complete with its orb.
Makes you wonder what’s behind door number one, hmm?
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