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not made for aggressive driving. But, to get more fares, these rickshaw drivers will play dodge 'em to get their customers where they need to be at certain times. |
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reflect life in the days of the dynasties. |
Mr. Lee led us on a walk to the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower. |
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to this 47-meter high building. Yup, we started... |
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It is a wooden, two-story building with three layers of upturned eaves. Certain key hours were marked by drum beats. |
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the largest and best preserved lamasary in Beijing. It was built in 1694, during the Qing Dynasty as the Emerpor`s residence. In 1744, it was completely converted to a lamasary. |
It is comprised of a courtyard in the south and five main halls in separate courtyards in the north. |
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This road, lined with gingko trees, leads us to the Lama Temple courtyards. |
the lions provide protection against all imaginable enemies at the entrance to Yong He Gong Temple / Palace of Peace and Harmony. |
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of the seated Buddha. They depict Buddha in his three classic states: past, present, future. |
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different Buddhas, for specific favours. |
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60 foot high statue carved from one white sandlewood tree that was dragged from Tibet to Beijing. It resides in the Pavilion of Ten Thousand Happiness. |
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The Directions of Jie Tai. |
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presented by important Tibetans to the lamasary. |
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a place for reading scriptures and conducting religious ceremonies. The focus of this building is the seated statue of Tsong Kha Pa, who was the founder of the Buddhist lama beliefs - the Yellow hats. |
offerings of food and fresh flowers. There are about 70 monks who live at the lamasary. For a small token to the lamasary, small favours may be requested and forwarded by the monk. Would this be a more direct route? |
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for good measure before we left the grounds. |
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