Went to the summer palace to show Mia what real royalty does for recreation. The building started in 1750, and the area spreads out for over three square kilometres. Three quarters of this is a huge lake, Kunming Lake, which is entirely manmade. The soil and dirt from the hole was used to make the hill overlooking the lake, where temples and resides where built. The whole area is beautiful, although the pollution kind of spoiled the view the day we were there.
I have been to the Summer Palace before, six years ago with my grandma when we travelled to Beijing together, but when I tried to go there with Jonas, we just got lost. The area is huge, and getting lost is just too easy. Oh well, he'll be back in a month or so, so then I'm sure I'll find my way back. And hopefully we'll have better luck with the weather!
Do you love traditional architecture as much as I do?
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