Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Temple at Summer Palace in Beijing, China.


Temple on Longevity Hill.
Originally uploaded by ObieVIP
Temple on Longevity Hill at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. It served as a summer resort for Empress Dowager Cixi, who diverted 30 million taels of silver, said to be originally designated for the Chinese navy (Beiyang Fleet), into the reconstruction and enlargement of the Summer Palace.

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