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Blue Dragon

Blue Dragon
A mural in the Forbidden City (Beijing, China)—June 10, 2014

Dragons are found throughout the Forbidden City. The dragon was considered the most powerful creature by ancient Chinese. Over time, the dragon was identified with “enlightened and virtuous” emperors.

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52 comments - The latest ones
 beverley
beverley
o0o I love the soft muted colours Don oOo
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
ADMIRED in 4U
9 years ago.
 M@rie ♥ ♥
M@rie ♥ ♥
Très belle création, des couleurs douces
9 years ago.
 William Sutherland
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Spectacular capture!

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9 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Very lovely. I missed this when I visited, so I am glad that I got to see it through your photo.
9 years ago.
 niraK68
niraK68 club
great shot
9 years ago.
 Ch'an
Ch'an club
Superb !!
9 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Gorgeous shot.
9 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
So beautiful!
9 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
So beautiful!!
9 years ago.
 .t.a.o.n.
.t.a.o.n.
would be also a nice tattoo ! ;-)
9 years ago.
 Eliana Verona
Eliana Verona club
Bela harmonia de cores suaves ♥
9 years ago.
 Indira Nair
Indira Nair
Nice capture of this mural!
9 years ago.
 Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Beautiful details !

Have a nice week end, Don.
9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Magnificent Don, a very powerful symbol in China.
9 years ago.
 Fantasyfan
Fantasyfan
Very cool subject
9 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
very beautiful and interesting detail, exquisite shot !
9 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Beautifully captured, Don.
9 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Thank you for bringing this lovely artwork to my screen.
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9 years ago.
 Burbujamontoro
Burbujamontoro
Superb
9 years ago.
 Vilmar Vidor
Vilmar Vidor
Wow !!
9 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
So beautiful..

Oh what a wonderful trip !
9 years ago.
 Natrixxl
Natrixxl club
so fine and beautiful !
9 years ago.
 Rymie Jolie
Rymie Jolie
Très intéressant!
9 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal
Wonderful capture, and I love learning a little history, too! :)
9 years ago.
 Eve
Eve
Superbe shot !
9 years ago.
 Dave Hilditch
Dave Hilditch
Excellent capture of the colour and textures.
9 years ago.
 ManueL.
ManueL.
Good, very good!
9 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
Fantastic! What beautiful artwork, and nicely photographed too. It must have been an incredible experience to visit this place, Don. :)
9 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
Amazing. Beautiful colours
9 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Lovely to view your beautiful photos again, thank you.
Have a great day
9 years ago.
 Roger Dodger
Roger Dodger club
Nice catch.
9 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
inetersting Don

its good to be back to your beautiful images:)
9 years ago.
 Rita Guimaraes
Rita Guimaraes
A fantastic shot, dear friend.
Hugs
9 years ago.
 Proxar
Proxar
!!! beautiful work!
9 years ago.
 RHH
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
belle fresque murale**********
9 years ago.
 Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Beautifully captured mural. Well done Don Regards Tess
9 years ago.
 Christel Ehretsmann
Christel Ehretsmann club
tender colours
quite a unique piece !
9 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Very delicate, very good!
9 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Fascinating mural, nicely captured
9 years ago.
 Jürgen
Jürgen
toll!!! Schöne Marmonie in den Farben
9 years ago.
 Krisonteme
Krisonteme club
Superbe ...
9 years ago.
 Krisonteme
Krisonteme club
Tout en finesse
Superbe
9 years ago.
 FMW51
FMW51 club
An excellent documentation - I haven’t seen this before!
9 years ago.
 Simone Maurel
Simone Maurel club
so beautiful****************************
9 years ago.
 Fizgig
Fizgig
Great find and capture!
9 years ago.
 Philippe_28
Philippe_28 club
Nicely preserved
9 years ago.
 Shuttering Yukon
Shuttering Yukon
oh wow, what an amazing piece of art..
9 years ago.
 sasithorn_s
sasithorn_s
9 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Thank you for sharing your beautiful picture.
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9 years ago.

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