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CHINA / 77 POSTCARDS

Beijing · The Forbidden City

Red walls, golden roofs and courtyards that open into one another. Seventy-seven photographs follow a visit through the Forbidden City and its surroundings in Beijing, from broad terraces to small architectural details.

The sequence brings together gateways, garden scenes, carved figures and objects on display. Wide views and close studies stay together, preserving the changing light, viewpoints and details of the visit.

Forbidden City and surroundings, Beijing, China

Postcards 61–77 of 77 · Page 2 of 2

A pavilion with a pointed tiled roof stands beside a larger hall, separated from the open courtyard by pale stone balustrades.A pavilion beside the hallPOSTCARD 0318OPEN ↗Visitors gather beside a long red-columned hall beneath decorated beams and a double-tiered golden roof.Along the hall facadePOSTCARD 0319OPEN ↗A square pavilion with red columns and a sweeping tiled roof stands in sunlight, with visitors and pale stone railings around it.The pavilion in sunlightPOSTCARD 0320OPEN ↗Visitors descend stone steps towards a wide paved courtyard, facing a long red gallery with a golden roof.Down the stone stepsPOSTCARD 0321OPEN ↗Bands of blue, green and gold decoration run above tall red doors and lattice panels, with visitors gathered below.Painted bands above red doorsPOSTCARD 0322OPEN ↗A carved stone balustrade frames a view towards a red building with a broad tiled roof across a lower courtyard.Beyond the carved balustradePOSTCARD 0323OPEN ↗Successive carved stone railings lead the eye across a spacious courtyard towards a large gateway in muted light.Terraces across the courtyardPOSTCARD 0324OPEN ↗A long row of red columns supports colourful painted beams, with visitors walking along the building and across the paving.Walking beside the red columnsPOSTCARD 0325OPEN ↗Two tiled roof slopes meet at a pointed corner with small ornaments, seen against a blue sky and white clouds.The meeting of the eavesPOSTCARD 0326OPEN ↗Visitors stand and walk across an expansive courtyard, with a distant golden-roofed building beneath sunlit clouds.A broad space under the skyPOSTCARD 0327OPEN ↗A stream of visitors crosses a broad courtyard towards a large red gateway, seen from above a stone stairway.The approach across the courtyardPOSTCARD 0328OPEN ↗A large red gateway with layered tiled roofs faces visitors crossing the stone-paved space in front of it.The gateway facing the crowdPOSTCARD 0329OPEN ↗Golden roof tiles and richly painted horizontal beams rise above red columns and busy open entrances.Colour across the entrancePOSTCARD 0330OPEN ↗A view from a stone terrace takes in a broad courtyard and long red buildings, with visitors beside the balustrade.Looking across the palace groundsPOSTCARD 0331OPEN ↗Visitors stand by a carved stone railing overlooking a large courtyard bordered by red walls and tiled roofs.A wide view from the railingPOSTCARD 0332OPEN ↗A two-storey red building with a broad tiled roof stands beyond an open paved square, beneath a partly cloudy sky.The red building across the squarePOSTCARD 0333OPEN ↗A crowd fills the foreground before a monumental red gate bearing a large portrait, white-lettered signs and a red emblem beneath layered golden roofs.A crowd before the red gatePOSTCARD 0334OPEN ↗