The Forbidden Wooden City How long did this full model of the Forbidden City take to build? Can you imagine doing something like this for a school project? And it seems so… flammable!I took this photo inside the city planning museum in Beijing. Across the street in Tiananmen Square, there were tens of thousands of people, but this museum was totally empty. If you ever do visit one of these Chinese mega-cities, I think they all have these strange “City Planning” museums – they all are filled with really cool models like this. - Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Painted Face in China I was walking along outside the Forbidden City trying to find a special entrance, and I saw these guys sitting on a bench. It was so interesting and amusing… I dropped down on a knee to take a quick photo while things were perfectly strange. What do you think is going on in this photo?- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Forbidden Corner
Two of the corners around the moat around the Forbidden City are exactly the same.  The only difference is the direction they face.  And, with bad luck, I started on the wrong corner, so that meant a not-so-short-runwalk to the other corner, and that is no small feat with something this huge. But, in terms of a long walk, at least there is something beautiful to look at along the way.

- Trey Ratcliff

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