Monday, May 5, 2008Beijing
Looking back into the courtyard I just crossed, it’s hard not to be impressed by the history of this place. Here, I’m looking at the Pavilion of Spreading Righteousness, on the west side. Today, it houses an exhibition of Qing Dynasty court music.
There’s no racing across the grounds without caution, though, unless a twisted ankle is your goal. With six hundred years of feet, horses, carriages, and carts ahead of you, the best plan of attack is to look down, step, look up, gawk, look down, step, look up, gawk....
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