You can see long lines of figures and animals on the gable ends of roofs all over Beijing. They are supposed to protect the house ? the more animals the better the protection. This picture was taken in the Forbidden City and focuses on the front figure, the empress riding on a fable animal.
Picture details: Exposure 1/500s, aperture 6.3, focal length 210mm, ISO 400, no flash, no tripod.
The entire China trip portfolio can be accessed through the ?China Trip 2004? link under ?Portfolio? at the top of this page are through http://www.usefilm.com/browse.php?portfolio_id=11979. More pictures to follow?
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