Deep night in Beijing Forbidden City - Hall of Warrior (武英殿) in the west wing of the royal palace, where royal artists' studios were situated during Ming Dynasty.

There is a Hall of Scholar (文华殿) in the east wing of Forbidden City, where Ming Dynasty's crown prices were lived, studied and worked when they were waiting in the wings.

Yin & Yang - in the shadow & under the sun

Dongtongzi Alleyway in Beijing Forbidden City during the day

A pavilion and a veranda on a pond in the ancient Chinese town Youyang in Chongqing

A Chinese pavilion by the river in Youyang, Chongqing

A traditional Chinese-style waterside timber house in Youyang, Chongqing.

A wharf in an ancient waterside Chinese mountain village in Youyang, Chongqing.

A traditional Chinese-style lattice window on a timber house in the ancient Chinese town Youyang in Chongqing

A traditional Chinese-style balcony of a waterside dwelling in the ancient Chinese town Youyang in Chongqing

Inside of a traditional southern China-style multi-storey dwelling in the ancient town Youyang in Chongqing

A street in the ancient Chinese town Youyang in Chongqing.