Catching up as usual on my blog post, we continue on the Forbidden City. Why is this not ending yet? We've only reached half way! So that means lunch time! And since we only got one full day inside the palace ground, we have brought our lunch and snacks in with us to eat while we take a break from all he exhibitions and halls. So we were somewhere between these beautiful two courtyards, and decided to have our lunch here since it was less crowded here.
We found some long benches opposite the hall, and sat down with all the other Chinese tourist to have our lunch, Chinese pancake which was also our breakfast! Best value for money meal in China! You buy one for like 2sgd or less? And eat it as two meals. It's pretty tasty too!
The shop was just opposite from where we stayed, and they also have hot soya milk which was delicious! I think it's so much better than a hot coffee in the morning!
Both our lunch, lol. No, it's not pathetic. We have no time to go find a place to sit down for a meal. Plus food inside the palace would probably be expensive. I notice that most Chinese tourist bring their own snacks, and pretty healthy snacks too. I often see them munching on fruits, whether in the park or at the museums. It was just so acceptable to just bring your own food to eat. I like this kind of culture. It's so much more frugal that way, not to mention healthier!
I also got a sweet snack for myself as dessert. This is yam biscuit, also from nearby our hotel. It was so yummy that I think I ate it twice. Then again, everything is yummy to me if it has yam in it. After finishing our meal, and drinking our own water, we continue on with our exploration. The next few exhibition halls were some of my favourite.
Here is a sneak peek from outside. I could already anticipate I was going to love it. I love stone sculptures very much.
Even the sign outside the hall was a piece of art by itself. I love Chinese calligraphy. I love Japanese ones too. Not too sure about Koreans though. Do Koreans have calligraphy? OK, I just googled it, and no I don't like Korean Calligraphy. But interestingly, I like Vietnamese Calligraphy. Saw some in my recent visit to a temple in Danang, and it was surprisingly beautiful. I also just googled it, just to confirm that they are indeed worth my likes :P
Entering the stone sculpture hall. Three cool deities welcomed us. I don't think it's a religious deities. But the devotion to religion thru art is something I think is just so beautiful, even though I am not religious myself. I can admire beauty on it's own right? And I do admire the passion behind it. It's just that, I find it hard to get religion.
Buddhist heads?
A cool piece in the centre. Pretty huge too. Love the posture of the statue.
A general or warrior in a corner, another huge statue. I think Chinese art is so under rated as compared to western art. Maybe it's because I'm less exposed to Chinese or Eastern culture since I'm lousy at my mandarin language. But with the free visa granted to my passport, I'm beginning to learn more and more about China.
Nezha? I didn't know this was called Nezha until the animation movie of it came out. I have not watched it. But this was the kid god with with fireball for legs, right? Yeah, my Eastern legends and stories aren't great either. I have no compass to my own culture. Is Chinese even my culture?
But I do like Buddhist art. That I am sure. It's just so peaceful to look at. Serene. And Calm.
Usually everyone is always kinda smiling in Buddhist art pieces. Tranquility. Peaceful. Calm.
I want to say I like them voided of colours too, cause it gives off a very minimalistic feel to it. But I realised I also have a few collection of coloured paintings of Buddhist art later on to showcase on my blog. Maybe it's the simplicity of it? You'll see..... But I definitely like these stone ones, especially with lights shinning on them and reflecting from them :)
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