Here we are in one of the most identifiable spots in Beijing, right between Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City under the HUGE portrait of Chairman Mao. China actually has his body preserved and on display in a mausoleum in the center of Tiananmen Square. Does it get any stranger than that? We stood in line for about an hour as they ushered thousands of Chinese people who came to give an offering and their respects to his body through the mausoleum.
The Forbidden City was where all the Royal People lived and did business.
Looks just like the movies about Chinese Emerors, huh?
The throne room! Yellow is the color of power and influence and red is the collor of good luck, actually we found out that almost everything in China means "good luck", " lots of luck", or " get some lucky".
Mostly we found out that the most exciting thing about The Forbidden City was its name, but this room was interesting. We learned that back in the day all the pretty ladies would use bronze mirrors like this one to get the perfect look. We couldn't quit figure out how they got thier reflections very clearly.
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