You can see long lines of figures and animals on the gable ends of roofs all over Beijing. They are supposed to protect the house ? the more animals the better the protection. This picture was taken in the Forbidden City.
Picture details: Exposure 1/640s, aperture 6.3, focal length 135mm, ISO 400, no flash, no tripod.
The entire China trip portfolio can be accessed through the ?China Trip 2004? link under ?Portfolio? at the top of this page are through http://www.usefilm.com/browse.php?portfolio_id=11979. More pictures to follow?
I spent the first week of December 2004 in Beijing. It was a great trip. I saw the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven on weekdays. Maybe the cold and the workday helped keeping the crows small.
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{K:25603} 12/24/2004