4th June 2010 Beijing, China

4th June 2010
8th Day

13 tombs (Y$30)
I really love going outskirt of Beijing.
The tomb area has a lot of orchard farm.
You can get cheap cherry in bulk, come here before your departure date.

I love the carved-stone table and stool around the tomb


I love the lanscape around the tomb


The archeologists took alot of time trying to open the door.
The security of the tomb was designed to prevent burglary from peasant.


Dragon and Phoenix to represent the emperor and the empress


Each brick has a name stamp, probably the brickmakers'.


Lunch Hour
Cheap but not nice.


A camel in Beijing?? !!



Scared way (Y$30)
With extra time, I took the local bus to get to the main entrance of the 13 tombs.
This was a long interesting entrance. Moreover, there weren't many people.
Funny but I think maybe most tour skipped this area or they went for other tombs first. Basically, most of the tombs are about the same.


Then, I tried waiting for the same bus that I took but after 2 hours.. I gave up.
Change of route ..took 2 buses..interesting ride
I saw a black running and taking the same ride as me.
I have to say I really enjoyed taking the local bus and seeing the locals.

Time for window shopping again.