The Forbidden City of China: The Mid

Welcome back and I'm back! and sorry for the 2 weeks hiatus..welcoming the business and corporate world into my student life! And here we are back into the part 2 of the Forbidden City. In this section we're gonna look into the museum and some weapons used by the previous Emperor of China as well as several halls where the Emperor presided for meeting and 'conference' with several Royal 'slogans' in every hall. Well 'nuff said..let's get down to...

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The Forbidden City of China: The Beginning

It's been nearly a month since my last posting. This time we're back to Beijing....on the Forbidden City of China. Built in the year between 1406 and 1420, the Forbidden City housed several Emperor from the Ming Dynasty throughout until the end of Qing Dynasty. According to a source from wikipedia, the complex consists of 980 buildings with more than 9000 bays (many claimed that it has 9999 rooms) and covers 7.8 million square feet!! Several famous...

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1000 years old Ginkgo Tree in Kamakura

Here's the continuation of one of my previous in Kamakura Heritage City. In this posting, I will be story telling about the way up to the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. As one of the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site, the shrine is the most important Shinto Shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture. Originally built in Zaimokuza in 1063 by Minamoto no Yoriyoshi, it was moved to its present location by the founder of the Kamakura shogunate....

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