Perfect Setting Of Chengde Palace With Mountain Views
 It would have been quite surprising had there been lifts to get to the top of the Chengde Palace, but in their absence we used a series of flights of stone steps, some much worn. Inside the palace, three storey buildings fronted a square, and on its top were halls and pavilions, the Han architecture being more ornate than the Tibetan style of the Chengde Palace itself and the simple but elegant buildings we had passed during our walk. The elevated position of the Chengde Palace enjoyed bright clean air, but the distant entrance gates were shrouded in mist.
The view from the top of the Chengde Palace to the entrance was one of walkways and Tibetan style buildings, but other eye level views to the rear were of mountain peaks, rolling away into the distance showing the imagination and thought given to the choice of location. It was an almost perfect setting.
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A Selection from Robert's Wild Cards
| The start of these personal webpages and the Vietnam pictures, followed a chance meeting with a young man named Hoang in 1979. Hoang was one of the "Boat People" from Vietnam who arrived in the UK. In due course I was given the responsibility of teaching him some English. A few weeks later I met his family and friends, and subsequently their families and friends, and friends and families, of friends and families.... and so it was that the ideas for the personal webpages began. |
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| Browse through the many China pics on the personal webpages and enjoy again a meal of Peking Duck with pancakes at the Qian Men Restaurant in Beijing. See what happens to the floor of a Ming Dynasty Hall after Buddhist Monks have stamped their feet for hundreds of years, as shown in the China pics from the Shaolin temple on the personal webpages of Robert. |
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