• Inside the Forbidden City, the orgy of decorated roofs
  • Just outside the North Gate, an internal tourist studies his way
  • Observation rooms in the Forbidden City
  • The decoration of roofs is also beneath the tiles, with painted beams
  • The always present Chinese  wisdom
  • No one told us the meaning of the characters.
  • The nice roofs, with the contrast of blue and orange
  • The magnificent bronze vase
  • Red and gold, the colours of the Emperor
  • And a detail of the decoration of roof beams
  • The high rank of the house master is shown by the number of animals
  • The Dragon and the Phoenix - Emperor and Empress
  • The symbol of happiness in the bed cover of the Imperial quarters
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