I saw many wonderful places around Beijing. The Temple of Heaven had lots of round blue roofs. I tried out the Echo Wall but it didn't work. I stood on the spot where the Emperor would stand but I didn't get any power over my parents from it.
The Summer Palace is very big. We walked along the Empress's walkways which had lots of paintings. We climbed up a really steep hill to see the temple on top.
The Great Wall was amazing. We walked up and down and up and down which was really tiring but fun. We went into lots of watchtowers and even saw the part of the wall that was broken. I really enjoyed having Rod and Chris along on our trip. One day I'd like to return and climb other parts of the wall.
Tiananmen Square is gigantic and in the centre of Beijing. There is so much to do around it. We went to the Forbidden City and I had fun saluting all of my 'subjects' (except for Math, Science, and Social Studies, ha ha). I saw lots of funny faces and mixed up signs. There are many colourful doors, golden lions, and, my favourite, the Nine Dragon Wall. I climbed Jinshan Hill to see across Beijing.
On one side of Tiananmen Square is the humongous Great Hall of the People where I got to wear my Mao cap. I tried to be under 1.2 metres so I could get a cheaper ticket. I visited Mao in the 'Maosoleum' but I think he is made of wax. I walked on the Emperor's walkway on Qianmen Avenue. Across from the Hall of the People is the very large National Museum of China which has plenty of Mao artifacts and other historical stuff.
