We have a guest staying at the moment, and so decided to make another visit to the Forbidden City (well, you kind of have to include a trip there on any visit to Beijing). This being the week of Chinese New Year it was quite busy around the main entrance...
...but thankfully the crowds thinned out the further you went in.
At the very north end of the complex is the old palace garden, where the emperors used to sit and read, surrounded by the creations of the Imperial gardeners. One such creation is the 'Dragonclaw Tree', which is formed by grafting two strains of plant together (forgive me for not remembering precisely which two, but I doubt you're about to run out into the garden and give it a go this instant). The branches grow into the most amazing, vicious curls and knots, as you can see below.
I've cut these shots right down to black and white and saved them slightly higher resolution than usual 'cos I thought they might make great desktop wallpapers. If you agree and need an even-higher rez version, leave me a comment and I'll see what I can do.
2 comments:
hey Caspy, very nice wallpapers indeed.
loads of hugs to you and E.
Flo x
Hello you. Nice to hear from you. Hope you and the curly-haired one are good & happy. See you in the Skiddaw for a drink soo... oh, no... bugger! Cas x
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