[Leica] The Temple of Heaven

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Finally, the travelogue is inching towards its  end, as we came to our
final stop in Beijing. The first installment is from my favourite place,
photographically, of the whole trip, The Temple of Heaven, and the vast
park that surrounds it, in Beijing. The whole place was delightful, and I
was most frustrated that we were allowed just an hour here - the downsides
of a tour! If I ever go back to Beijing, I will plan for 2-3 mornings here,
just for photography, and the pleasure of just walking around, watching
people (as I will also plan more time for the market in Xi'an and the Bund
in Shanghai). This is a large set of photos, so bear with me!

You enter through a peaceful path surrounded by greenery:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2134.jpg.html

Suddenly, you come to thousands of people, all doing their own thing!

Dancing:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2746.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2145.jpg.html

Music:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2778.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2749.jpg.html

Sketching or Knitting (with a healthy dollop of gossip):
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2227.jpg.html

Playing Checkers, Cards or Dominoes:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2159.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2771.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2773.jpg.html

Or just doing their own thing, and relaxing:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2165.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2777.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2160.jpg.html

Selfies:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2185.jpg.html

A quick meeting on the job:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2203.jpg.html

Tourists:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2208.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2216.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2220.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2171.jpg.html

Please see LARGE

Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome

Cheers
Jayanand