Beijing, China, November 16 - 30, 1999

More mix 'n match:  Imperial Palace, Summer Palace, Confucian Temple

Interesting that the Chinese stand rocks on end as objets d'art, while the Japanese sink the heaviest portion into the ground as part of their gardens.   The stone tablets below are the names of scholars who were successful in examinations during the Ming and earlier dynasties.

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