MY FEET HURT SO MUCH.
Today we had a free day, so I headed out by myself to go and
see the Temple of Heaven and the Lama Temple. After some troublesome buses (I
went the wrong way twice!) I made it to the subway and from then on it was
simple going.
The Temple of Heaven was the place where the Emperor
communicated with the heavens by giving offerings and burning incense. The
Emperor was deemed a son of heaven and so was only one permitted to pray to the
heavens and ask for favour. The temple itself has got to be one of the most
visually impressive things I have seen since I got here. It is made entirely
out of wood and not a single nail is used! It adorns the top of hill and boasts
views of Southern Beijing, it was certainly majestic.
The Lama Temple was completely different, namely because it
is still a place of worship. There was incense burning EVERYWHERE and there
were even Buddhist monks! The statues of the Buddha were very impressive but
the colossal 18m tall Buddha was truly breath-taking. It had been carved out of
one piece of wood and decorated simply but was still a stunning sight to
behold.
By this point I was exhausted and my feet hurt like mad so I
headed back to the room for a quiet afternoon to try and recuperate. Feeling a little better tonight and everyone is insisting I come out tonight so look forward to a bed bound Huw tomorrow morning :(
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