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 focuses on one of the animals and was taken in the Temple of Heaven.
Picture details: Exposure 1/250s, aperture 6.3, focal length 70mm, 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?
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{K:102014} 12/30/2004