Day two in Beijing

Today our guide took us to the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City.

The first group of pictures are from the Temple of Heaven. Chinese people predominantly believe in Daoism. The Temple of Heaven has one building where the emperors in the Ming and Qing dynasties worshiped the god of harvest and another the god of heaven. They believe in many superstitions- colors, animals, and numbers all have different meanings. Outside of the Temple of Heaven is a public park. I sent some pictures of various people. One is a street party or dance. One is of people playing different Chinese games or dancing. The older gentleman is 80 years old. He chants in the park every day according to our guide, Thomas.