April 18, 2024
Tag: Lake Kunming
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Qianlong’s Marble Boat That Doesn’t Float
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[elementor-template id=”3378″] Qianlong’s Marble Boat That Doesn’t Float The Marble Boat, in the Summer Palace, Peking. Remembered by those who have visited as the Marble Boat and known by the Chinese as the Boat of Purity and Ease, is not marble and it is not a boat. This remarkable structure is a two-story pavilion made…
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[elementor-template id=”3378″] Inclined Railroads and Funicular Railways By Louis Harrington as told to Nancy Harrington This story is for John. It’s about my postcard collection of inclined railroads and funicular railways. Compared to many of you who may have collections of thousands or maybe tens of thousands, my collection is quite small. I have just […]