We decided to throw in together to get a tour guide for this amazing site. We were accompanied by our British friends from the Great Wall so that really helped to offset the cost (200/20 kuai for 2 hrs)
Empress Dowager Cixi's massive temple where she actively prayed and gave offerings to a many armed buddha?/statue.
We weren't allowed to take photos inside or of the statue.
One of many long hallways that we traversed. They were completely decorated in histories, myths, and legends.
Supposedly the lake resembles a peach. I think it looked more like a radish.
This side section was really interesting but we weren't allowed to go over to it. Apparently the dark building in the center was made of copper.
The windows had been pillaged but were eventually recovered/returned to the glee of China.
I always wanted to get a better look at some of the decorations on the spine of the roofs.
This is the building/throne room that Empress Dowager Cixi held most of her diplomatic matters if I recall correctly.
This is some crazy goat, dragon, horse, deer, bull or something combination. It's a mythical creature and I think it's supposed to bring good luck.
When we got to be level with the lake we discovered we could take boats onto the lake.
You just have to power them with your own leg power.
Also they didn't have boats for 8. D: Had to go 3 and 5.
The marble ship for which the funds were ironically taken from the Navy.
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