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Posted: 26 Jun 2014

Taken: 10 Jun 2014

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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.

Günter Klaus, HelenaPF en longue pause, Sonia Roosen, and 130 other people have particularly liked this photo

39 comments - The latest ones
 M@rie ♥ ♥
M@rie ♥ ♥
Très belle création, des couleurs douces
12.3 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Spectacular capture!

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12.3 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.
12.3 years ago.
 niraK68
niraK68 club
great shot
12.3 years ago.
 Ch'an
Ch'an
Superb !!
12.3 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Gorgeous shot.
12.3 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia
So beautiful!
12.3 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia
So beautiful!!
12.3 years ago.
 .t.a.o.n.
.t.a.o.n.
would be also a nice tattoo ! ;-)
12.3 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Magnificent Don, a very powerful symbol in China.
12.3 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
very beautiful and interesting detail, exquisite shot !
12.3 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Beautifully captured, Don.
12.3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Thank you for bringing this lovely artwork to my screen.
ADMIRED in 4U
12.3 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
So beautiful..

Oh what a wonderful trip !
12.3 years ago.
 Natrixxl
Natrixxl club
so fine and beautiful !
12.3 years ago.
 Rymie Jolie
Rymie Jolie
Très intéressant!
12.3 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal club
Wonderful capture, and I love learning a little history, too! :)
12.3 years ago.
 Eve
Eve
Superbe shot !
12.3 years ago.
 Dave Hilditch
Dave Hilditch
Excellent capture of the colour and textures.
12.3 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. :)
12.3 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
Amazing. Beautiful colours
12.3 years ago.
 Roger Dodger
Roger Dodger
Nice catch.
12.3 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
inetersting Don

its good to be back to your beautiful images:)
12.3 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
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12.2 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
For the Cure:

Think Pink!
Breast Cancer Awareness!
12.2 years ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
belle fresque murale**********
12.2 years ago.
 Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Beautifully captured mural. Well done Don Regards Tess
12.2 years ago.
 Christel Ehretsmann
Christel Ehretsmann club
tender colours
quite a unique piece !
12.2 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Very delicate, very good!
12.2 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Fascinating mural, nicely captured
12.2 years ago.
 Jürgen
Jürgen
toll!!! Schöne Marmonie in den Farben
12.2 years ago.
 Krisonteme
Krisonteme club
Superbe ...
12.2 years ago.
 Krisonteme
Krisonteme club
Tout en finesse
Superbe
12.2 years ago.
 FMW51
FMW51 club
An excellent documentation - I haven’t seen this before!
12.2 years ago.
 Simone Maurel
Simone Maurel
so beautiful****************************
12.2 years ago.
 Philippe_28
Philippe_28 club
Nicely preserved
12.2 years ago.
 Shuttering Yukon
Shuttering Yukon
oh wow, what an amazing piece of art..
12.2 years ago.
 sasithorn_s
sasithorn_s
Superb!!

A Terrific Image!!

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11.8 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Diesen Drachen haben sie sehr schön rausgehoben lieber Don :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
2.5 years ago.

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