Trip to China / 019_Imperial_Palace
photos by Geoff Reeves
November 1-13, 2000
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One of the two Imperial Lions that traditionally guard the gates.

Throughout the Imperial palace symbolism is everything. For example, this is a female lion. You can tell because she has her paw on a cub. The male (on the East) has his paw on a ball.

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