The Gate of Heavenly Peace was first built during the Ming Dynasty in 1420. It is the Meridian Gate which is the entrance to the Imperial City which wherein the Forbidden City is located. The Gate was originally named The Gate of Accepting Heavenly Mandate. It has been destroyed and rebuilt many times over the years. (source: wikipedia)
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Beautiful capture Tes.
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Lots of great ruby here in the building and the plants!
Tess, nice new look.. dropping by!
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Thanks for stopping by this morning and for the mini history lesson. Always interesting to learn about things around the world.
Thanks for sharing.
Great photo and thank you for the information.
i am always fascinated with chinese house/temple :)
u may view mine here
I wanna go inside but it's forbidden, LOL. How come? It's a great ruby temple!
Thanks for stopping by my post, Tess.
Have a great day!
i love travel shots ... but it always makes me realise how much is left for me to see. happy ruby tuesday
You can always find lots of red in chinese temple and homes as red is an auspicious color to them.
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