頤和園長廊 Long Corridor, Summer Palace / 中國北京 Beijing, China / SML.20140502.6D.31701.P1
There is a long corridor inside the Summer Palace (頤和園 Yíhé Yuán) painted with rich vibrant colors. Using RGB as a color palette is rather unusual in Western art, but the Chinese seems to use these colors quite a bit. Every painting on the beams and ceiling is different. Most depict episodes from Chinese literature, folk tales, historical and legendary figures and famous Chinese buildings and landscapes. I imagine that aside from leisure, they could be quite educational for the emperor to guess these “puzzles.” They certainly tested my Chinese literature knowledge when I visited.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
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+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Palace
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Corridor
頤和園長廊 Long Corridor, Summer Palace / 中國北京 Beijing, China / SML.20140502.6D.31701.P1
頤和園長廊 Long Corridor, Summer Palace / 中國北京 Beijing, China / SML.20140502.6D.31701.P1
There is a long corridor inside the Summer Palace (頤和園 Yíhé Yuán) painted with rich vibrant colors. Using RGB as a color palette is rather unusual in Western art, but the Chinese seems to use these colors quite a bit. Every painting on the beams and ceiling is different. Most depict episodes from Chinese literature, folk tales, historical and legendary figures and famous Chinese buildings and landscapes. I imagine that aside from leisure, they could be quite educational for the emperor to guess these “puzzles.” They certainly tested my Chinese literature knowledge when I visited.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Palace
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Corridor
頤和園長廊 Long Corridor, Summer Palace / 中國北京 Beijing, China / SML.20140502.6D.31701.P1