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more chess players – temple of heaven

2006.09.24 - 03:09
more chess players – temple of heaven
Originally uploaded by jabberer.


card players – temple of heaven

2006.09.24 - 03:09
card players – temple of heaven
Originally uploaded by jabberer.


chinese chess – temple of heaven

2006.09.24 - 03:09
chinese chess – temple of heaven
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

quite many group of people playing chinese chess.

i havent seen this huge chess pins before – probably better for

spectators. and women and men never mix in these games, it seemed.

performance art – temple of heaven

2006.09.24 - 03:09
performance art – temple of heaven
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

i can only imagine he’s a comedian of a kind – as people who were

watching him were laughing quite often. he made such beautiful smiles

whenever a camera came nearby.

a western music band playing – temple of heaven

2006.09.24 - 03:09
a western music band playing – temple of heaven
Originally uploaded by jabberer.


corridor looks like this – temple of heaven

2006.09.24 - 03:09
corridor looks like this – temple of heaven
Originally uploaded by jabberer.


singing group – temple of heaven park

2006.09.24 - 03:09
singing group – temple of heaven park
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

mostly old ladies, singing in the long roofed corridor which is a part

of the temple itself.

domestic tourists

2006.09.24 - 03:09
domestic tourists
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

it was a good choice for my precious time as the temple was populated

mostly by local tourists, and also surrounded by a big park that was

filled with locals doing all kinds of ‘recreational’ activities.

temple of heaven, a line of photographers

2006.09.24 - 03:09
temple of heaven, a line of photographers
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

i had 3 hours of free time before my departure, so decided to visit

‘temple of heaven’ – built in ming dynasty for prayers for good

harvest. i wished to visit a buddhist temple really as i like to pray

myself, but this was recommended by a friend.

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