We spent our second day in Beijing exploring the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. We started our tour heading north from our hotel toward Jing Shan Park, which we read has a nice view of the Imperial Palace from its hilltop.
This picture is taken from the outside of the Forbidden City on the way to the park. The frozen water you see is called the Golden Water and it flows from west to east in a course designed to resemble the jade belt worn by officials.
Once we arrived at Jing Shan, (more…)