A classic transom at Prince Gong’s Palace.
Category Archives: ancient
CDP Theme Day: December
Rainbows
This month’s theme for City Daily Photo is rainbows.
You’ll never see a real rainbow through all the Beijing pollution, so this colorful robe worn by a Beijing opera performer will have to suffice.
To see more rainbow photos, click here. The City Daily Photo bloggers never fail to delight. You’ll see rainbows from all over the world.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Shiny
Each week Cee of Cee’s Photography challenges bloggers with a fun prompt. This week we’re to share photos highlighting shine. What delightful, shiny photos will you share?
If you want to see more fun, shiny fotos, click here.
At the Forbidden City
Textiles
Cee’s Fun Foto: Pairs

Pair of children
Each week Cee of Cee’s Photography challenges bloggers with a fun prompt. This week we’re to find photos of pairs.
If you want to see more fun pair fotos, click here
Golden
Golden platter with Arabic writing seen in the National Museum of China.
CDP: January Theme Day
As is the custom, the January theme day prompt is favorite photo of the year. I love pottery so I chose this photo. You can see a lot more favorites by clicking here.
Forbidden City
Have you seen this? Most who’ve been to Beijing make a point of coming to the Palace Museum.
Cee’s Which Way Challenge

Hutong entrance
On Friday’s Cee challenges bloggers to post photos that depict ways, paths, roads, taken and not. To see more Which Way photos, click here.