Wandering Solo: Beijing: Summer Palace

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Beijing: Summer Palace

Our last stop in Beijing before heading back to Shanghai was the Summer Palace. Everyone had the day off for National Day, so there were hordes of people there. Walking around the lake, we felt a bit... surrounded, but the beauty of the lake was unmarred by the crowds.

The Summer Palace reminded me a lot of West Lake in Hang Zhou, which is about an hour by train from Shanghai. The two places are 645 miles apart, but seem to have been designed by the same architect. I've included some photos below from both places. It's remarkable how similar they are.

West Lake, Hang Zhou

Summer Palace, Beijing

West Lake, Hang Zhou

Summer Palace, Beijing

West Lake, Hang Zhou

Summer Palace, Beijing

2 comments:

Steve said...: Awesome shots and all of these places looks so beautiful and i truly appreciate your work.
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Nancy Lewis said...: Thanks Steve :); July 28, 2011 at 4:42 AM

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