The Guanyin with thousands of hands

one palace are side of Qun ming lake. the black one which is in middle of the pix are made of copper completely

one emperor of Qing dynasty

the great temple of heaven's Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest which is the symbol of Beijing or China.u feel u r nothing when u stand in front of the great temple.don't u know what am i talking about? If u come here u will do

Is that carved stone or concrete? :confused:

Bruce.do u mean the last one pix?
the base is the white marble and the main construction is carved wood.

Yeah, the steps and railings. White marble...wow. :eek6:

yep, the autarchs r always very rich

I notice the sign at the feet of Guan Yin says "No Photo"...

Glad you broke that rule, Eric! Terrific, wonderful pics, as always. More, please?

Elspode, good eyesight.i noticed it after i had taken it, i really sorry for it.maybe the flash could damage the paint? i will come to beijing again at end of this month and take more pix.