When I traveled to Beijing, China for work more than a few years back, my commute to the office traveled straight through Tiananmen Square. Every morning I passed the Forbidden City. It was one of my favorite moments of the day and one morning I took my camera. But what may have been more impressive then […]

A Winter Wonderland at the Great Wall of China
by Craig Zabransky on November 28, 2012 in Destination, Featured
With early morning snow flurries in Beijing I wondered how the weather might affect our drive to Mutianyu. Thankfully, the flurries faded and we enjoyed a smooth ride to the Great Wall of China. The dusting only provided an accent to the scenic labyrinth of stones structure before our eyes. The snow created a winter […]

A Winter Tour of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China
by Craig Zabransky on September 6, 2011 in Destination, Photo
In Beijing during the heat of summer, the Chinese Emperors often left the Forbidden City and traveled to the Summer Palace (or Gardens of Nurtured Harmony – or 颐和园 in simplified Chinese) to cool off. On my winter travel to China, I needed no such cooling off. The -13 degrees didn’t need to be converted to any scale, summer […]
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