If you are planning to take a trip to China, make sure to bring the following thing: lots of camera film or memory. China is a big place and you might want to take some pictures it. Fortunately, I brought almost enough to last me the entire trip. It will take me a few updates to cover my entire vacation to China. Here goes!
We first visited the Temple of Heaven.
Here I am at the entrance gate. The temple is made up of circular structures symbolizing the heavens and square parts symbolizing the earth.
The parc surrounding the temple seemed to continue into infinity in all directions. In the background was the sound of fireworks exploding everywhere, even this early in the day.
Here is one of the temple structures called The Round Altar. The round shape in made up of 9 slices, which is said to be a sacred number.
From on top of the altar structure looking back to the entrance.
Here are Zach and I standing at the center of the altar. The altar is made of 9 slices, the meeting point being the most sacred part. We were told that many emperors have stood there. Watch out China, you're looking at your new emperors!
Here is the Imperial Vault of Heaven in all its glory.
After the Temple of Heaven, our tour bus drove us through the city to our next destination. Here is a clip of the Beijing landscape.
Next, we went to see an amazing acrobatics show. I snuck a few video clips that show how incredibly talented and fearless these people were. I couldn’t believe some of the dangerous flips and stunts they performed for us. I was on the edge of my seat the entire show in fear that one of them could slip up and get killed.
How many people can fit on one bike? Go to China and you will find out!
Fireworks have been illegal in China for a long while, until this year. We were lucky enough to see the amazing celebration. Lunar New Year is the biggest celebration of the year in China. Witnessing the all-night and all-day fireworks was defiantly a highlight of the trip.
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