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| 慈禧太后画像 Portrait of Empress Dowanger Cixi The imperial concubine of Qing Emperor Xianfeng, was born as one of the Manchu clan of Yehenala. In 1852, the second year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign, she was selected as a Beauty of the Yehenala clan, and then was appointed as the Honorable Lady Lan. |
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| 仁寿殿 Hall of Benevolence and Longevity The Hall of Benevolence and Longevity was the most important hall for political activities in the garden. Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu handled state affairs and received foreign envoys here. |
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| 佛香閣 Tower of Buddhist Incense The religious pagoda-style tower was first constructed in 1750, the 15th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, but destroyed by fire by Anglo-French troops. It was rebuilt in 1891. |
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| 知春亭 Heralding-Spring Pavilion The pavilion is located on an isle on the eastern shore of Kunming Lake. When the ice begins to thaw in earlz spring, willows around the pavilion turn tender green, hence the name of the pavilion. |
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| 長廊 Long Corridor The Long Corridor twists and turns its way. It is a colorful gallerz. On the beams and crossbeams, there are traditional Chinese paintings. Most of the human figures some from Chinese literary classics such as "A Dream of the Red Mansions", "Journey to the West", "Romance of the Three Kingdom", and so on. |
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| 南湖島 South Lake Island The South Lake Island, largest of its kind on the Kunming Lake, is linked with the East Dike by 17-Arch Bridge. Surrounded by water on four sides and with a wide field of vision, it is the best place to enjoy the charming scenery of the Summer Palace in the Kunming Lake. |
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| 鳥瞰后山 Serene Scenes of Rear Hill Slopes On the axis line of the rear slopes of Longevity Hill is a group of magnificent Buddhist buildings, a replica of the Samyai Monastery in Tibet featuring both Tibetan and Han architectural styles. |
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| 宝雲閣 Pavilion of Precious Clouds Also known as the Bronze Pavilion, the Pavilion of Precious Clouds is 7.55 meters high and weighs 207 tons, with exquisite decorative patterns on its walls. Sitting on a white marble base, the pavilion looks extremely solemn. Lamas used to chant scriptures and pray for emperor and empress here. |
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As the front entrance to the Summer Palace, it is composed of three gateways, and the middle one, also called Imperial Gateway, was reserved for emperor and empress. |
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Modern Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. |
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The Sukhbaatar Square with Chinggis Khaan sitting on his throne in the center of the House of Parliament. |
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Gandan Monastery is a Tibetan-style monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar that was restored in 1990. The Tibetan name translates to the "Great Place of Complete Joy." It features a 25-meter-high statue of Migjid Janraisig, a Buddhist bodhisattva also known as Avalokitesvara. The monastery was established in 1835 by the Fifth Jebtsundamba, then Mongolia's highest reincarnated lama. It became the principal center of Buddhist learning in Mongolia. |
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The towering 25 meter high peace Buddha statue is one of the main attractions of the Gandan Monastery. |
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A young monk of the Gandan Monastery. It currently has over 150 monks in residence. |
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A full moon over the Choijin Lama museum. The monastery was built in the early 20th century and is now a museum. |
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This Statue is located in the north garden of the Government Building and its four sides show four different time periods of the State Seal. |
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The Chinggis khan statue complex is located 54 km from Ulaanbaatar among beautiful natural scenery on the bank of the River Tuul, in the place called "Tsonjin Boldog", a memorial place connected with historic events. The statue in total is 40m high from the ground and is on a 10m high foundation, which is surrounded by columns. Chinggis Khaan holds a golden whip in his right hand. |
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Performing "Atga Noj", a play about Chinggis Khaan's life. |
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The National Ballet at The Opera and Dance Academic Theater. |
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A modern Mongolian rock opera called "Chinggis Khaan". |
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Night time in Ulaanbaatar. |
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In summer the nomands like to live near each other in order to have social gatherings and to be able to support each other. |
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MONGOLIA Win the public Naadam / National festival of Mongolia / under the State Emblem |
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MONGOLIA ... the Heart Land of Asia ... Like a traditional long song melody came to life, horses graze in a beautiful lake between the blue sky and a green valley. / Tuvshinshiree village, Sukhbaatar province / 高原の湖の中に数等の馬が立つ。青空と緑の草原が周りを取り囲む。 モンゴルの高原は殆どこんな感じだ。高原いっぱいに歌うことから "オルティーンドー" (長唄) が生まれたといわれている。 / スフバータル県、トゥブシンシレー郡 / |
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Lake Baikal. Sagan-Zaba Rock |
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Lake Baikal. Saranka |
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Lake Baikal. Burkhan Cape |
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Lake Baikal. Burkhan Cape |
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Lake Baikal. Small Belltower Cape |
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Lake Baikal. The Butterfly |
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Lake Baikal. The Angara's source |
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Lake Baikal. Winter |
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State RUssian Museum (Mikhailovsky Palace). 1819-1825, architect Carlo Rossi |
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Panoramic view of the Neva and Vasilievsky island |
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Санкт-Петербург. Река Нева St Petersburg. The River Neva |
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The last emperor of Russia Nicholas II with his family and Grigory Rasputin Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna got married on November 14, 1894, had 5 children: Olga (1895-1918), Tatiana (1897-1918), Maria (1899-1918), Anastasia (1901-1918), Aleksey (1904-1918). |
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1. The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour 2. The St. Basil's Cathedral of night 3. The Kremlin at night 4. The Bolshoi Theatre 5. The chapel of our Lady's icon of Iberia near the Voskresenskiye gate 6. Moscow State University 7. The Arch of Triumph and Poklonny Hill |
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Moscow. Red Square. Lenin Mausoleum. Moskau. Roten Platz. Lenin-Mausoleum. Moscou. La place Rouge. Mausolee Lenine. |
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Moscow. Panorama of V.V.C.. Moskau. Panorama des Russischen Ausstellungszentrum. Moscou. Panorama du Centre des Expositions de Russie. |
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Moscow. The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Moskau. Die Christi-Erlöser-Kathedrale. Moscou. La Cathédrale du Christ-le-Sauveur. |
