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Post by anshjain97 on Aug 5, 2014 11:00:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 12:53:09 GMT
The Forbidden City looks as crowded as I thought it would be -- that's what happens when a place isn't forbidden anymore!
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Post by anshjain97 on Aug 5, 2014 12:59:33 GMT
Worst is that these tourists can't live without their umbrellas, even while entering through the narrow archways and paths.
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Post by htmb on Aug 5, 2014 13:11:03 GMT
I had wondered about those umbrellas. We only use them here when it rains.
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Post by anshjain97 on Aug 6, 2014 2:42:18 GMT
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I will take photos of just about anything, anywhere!
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Post by DianeMP on Aug 6, 2014 3:32:38 GMT
Great shots,anshjain97. What a spectacular place, both visually and historically! It couldn't be anything else after 500 years of building, decorating and elaborating. It's also very striking how vast the place is, on a super-human scale (well, the emperors were super-human, I guess!). Was it daunting to go through those gates and see what lay ahead?
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Post by anshjain97 on Aug 6, 2014 3:46:03 GMT
Thanks, Diane. The complex itself wasn't very daunting, but the crowds did their best to make it so!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2014 5:12:23 GMT
If the 9-Dragon screen is any indication, it looks like Chinese dragons are a member of the snake family. And when I think of all of the "dragon dances" that I have seen at Chinese New Year, it's true that the length of the tail is just about the most important element.
When you see the opulence of the Forbidden City (or Versailles!) it makes it very easy to understand why there is a revolution sooner or later.
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Post by anshjain97 on Aug 6, 2014 6:13:14 GMT
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Post by anshjain97 on Aug 6, 2014 10:27:10 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2014 20:06:28 GMT
I like the views from the park. It is also reassuring to see that there are still small lanes left, because media reports always seem obsessed with the total destruction of places like this. But of course we won't be really reassured until the authorities actually say that they want to preserve some areas like this.
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Post by htmb on Aug 6, 2014 21:45:14 GMT
I'm glad you focused on the rooflines and the ceilings. You've really been able to show some exquisite detail.
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Post by anshjain97 on Aug 7, 2014 2:29:13 GMT
Kerouac, as you can see in picture 2 of reply #9, there were piles of stones etc lying around- I saw these in other places as well- I guess it was demolition (or construction). The Forbidden City itself was about to be razed down in the Cultural Revolution... Htmb- I'm glad I did that because until recently, I only took the "big pictures". Maybe this shows my patience is increasing.
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Post by htmb on Aug 7, 2014 2:32:41 GMT
You're maturing in your "old age." ;-)
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Post by anshjain97 on Aug 7, 2014 3:30:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2014 12:09:09 GMT
The attention to detail is mind boggling!! I really love the statues. Thanks for the up close glimpse Ansh.
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Post by bjd on Aug 7, 2014 18:34:51 GMT
I too like the park and then the little streets.
I think you have a future in photographing religious buildings, Ansh. You seem attracted to them wherever you go.
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Post by htmb on Aug 7, 2014 21:10:36 GMT
The park looks much cooler than the rest of what you've shown, that's for sure.
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Post by anshjain97 on Aug 8, 2014 3:53:43 GMT
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Post by anshjain97 on Aug 8, 2014 4:34:28 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2014 6:00:54 GMT
After centuries of elaborately decorated buildings, it seems clear that after the revolution architecture became extremely plain with the same sort of Stalinist buildings that one sees in Russia. While one reason is almost certainly because many countries were recovering from a long period of war and didn't have the time or money for 'fancy,' I would imagine that there was also an ideological reason for abandoning 'decadent' flourishes.
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Post by anshjain97 on Aug 8, 2014 8:46:42 GMT
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Post by htmb on Aug 8, 2014 10:51:37 GMT
Wonderful report, Ansh! Thanks for this. Sorry hear your dad had to go to the hospital. It's good it wasn't anything serious.
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