The Prime Minister's Mansion
We visited the historic royal residence of Chen Tingjing, the prominent Prime Minister and teacher of Emperor Kangxi during the Qing Dynasty.
More than 500 years old, the well preserved castle complex is huge, with numerous courtyards, rooms, and towers, each having grand names such as the Tower of Rivers and Mountains, the Cave of Fighters, and the Courtyard of Young Ladies (guess which one I wanted to go see)..
Usually I'm not into visiting historical sites - they bore me to death - but this one was actually pretty cool. Mostly because we didn't have to follow any tour or route - we were free to just wander around, and there was lots to explore. We also lucked out, because we arrived right before they were going to have their daily morning parade. We didn't feel like seeing that, so while everyone else was sitting outside the palace gates watching this show, we were one of the few people inside, and we didn't have to fight the crowds. It was like being able to going on Space Mountain again while everyone else is watching the Main Street Electrical Parade.
We visited the historic royal residence of Chen Tingjing, the prominent Prime Minister and teacher of Emperor Kangxi during the Qing Dynasty.
More than 500 years old, the well preserved castle complex is huge, with numerous courtyards, rooms, and towers, each having grand names such as the Tower of Rivers and Mountains, the Cave of Fighters, and the Courtyard of Young Ladies (guess which one I wanted to go see).. 
Usually I'm not into visiting historical sites - they bore me to death - but this one was actually pretty cool. Mostly because we didn't have to follow any tour or route - we were free to just wander around, and there was lots to explore. We also lucked out, because we arrived right before they were going to have their daily morning parade. We didn't feel like seeing that, so while everyone else was sitting outside the palace gates watching this show, we were one of the few people inside, and we didn't have to fight the crowds. It was like being able to going on Space Mountain again while everyone else is watching the Main Street Electrical Parade.
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that was really amazing to be there in that place where history happens... i bet that historic place is so beautiful.
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