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| We made it all the way to the Kunming Lake |
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| The lions were the same as in the Forbbiden City |
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| The opera singer we watched for a while |
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| We also saw some women perform a traditional dance |
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| I liked the detailed work on most of the buildings |
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| Inside the boat we took to cross the lake |
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| Some smaller boats on the lake |
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| The boat we used, comapred to the... |
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| Boat of the Emperor |
Saavuttuamme kukkulalta
alas kävelimme järven ympäri ja pysähdyimme eri rakennusten luona. Yhdessä
paikkaa esiintyi kiinalainen oopperalaulaja ja myöhemmin samassa paikkaa
pidettiin tanssiesitys. Toisessa rakennuksessa oli esillä erilaisia
taideteoksia tai muita aarteita. Kävelimme seitsemäntoista kaaresta rakennetun sillan
yli ja saavuimme järven keskellä olevalle saarelle. Saari ei ollut mikään
kummoinen, mutta siellä oli taas rakennus, jonne sai mennä sisään. Emme
jaksaneet kiertää rantaa pitkin takaisin, päästäkseen alueelta pois, joten
otimme veneen, joka vei meidät toiselle puolelle järveä. Vene matka kesti
viitisen minuuttia, ja vene oli aivan täynnä. Jouduimme silti taas kiipeämään
ylös kukkulan yli, jotta pääsisimme samalle uloskäynnille, josta tulimme, jotta
pääsisimme metrolla keskustaan.
☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
After we had made our way down to the Lake
we continued around it and visited some building on the way. In one place a
Chinese opera singer performed as well as some traditional dancers. In another
building old artifacts and art was on display. We crossed and seventeen arced
bridge to get to an island in the middle of the lake. The island wasn’t too
interesting so we quickly got on a boat that took us back to the beginning of
the hill. We had to climb the hill once more to get back to the exit we came
from, and to be honest it was the worst climb ever. I thought I was going to
die from the heat and the path was really steep and seemed like it was never
ending. At some parts we were the only people walking in the forest. This was
kind of a relief as the Palace area was packed with tourists.
