The Rizhige (‘The House of Daily Progress’), Zhongnanhai, Beijing

Kunming Lake (昆明湖), Marble Boat (石舫) and Longevity Hill (Wanshoushan 万寿山), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Yu feng ta on Yuquan Hill, Peking

The green pagoda (香山琉璃塔) of Grand Zongjing Monastery, Fragrant Hills Park, Western Hills, near Beijing

Distant view of Kunming Lake (昆明湖) and Longevity Hill (Wanshoushan 万寿山), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Dragon King Temple, Heilongtan, Peking

Pagoda of Buddhist Incense (佛香閣), Sea of Wisdom Temple (智慧海) and Kunming Lake (昆明湖), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Group near the Temple of Heaven, Peking

Biyun Temple (Biyun Si 碧雲寺 Temple of Azure Clouds), Western Hills, Beijing

Yu feng ta (right) and Hua zang hai ta (left) on Yuquan Hill, Peking

Yu feng ta (left) and Hua zang hai ta (right) on Yuquan Hill, Peking

Detail of Hua zang hai ta on Yuquan Hill, Peking

Visitors on ponies, near Peking

Visitors on a hillside road near Peking

Censer at a temple, near Peking

Group at the Temple of Heaven, Peking

Budai (God of Contentment or Happiness), Temple of Azure Clouds (Biyun Temple 碧云寺), Western Hills, Beijing

Statue of Buddha, with ritual objects, Peking

A group resting on a grassy hillside, near Peking

Temple of Five Pagodas (五塔寺 Wutasi), Peking suburbs