Came out of a supermarket and there it was...
I usually carry a camera nearly everywhere, except for shopping, so this is a cellphone shot.
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Nina Tower in Tsuen Wan. Shot from the west side (Tai Ho Road), and this is Nina Tower I with 319 m / 80 floors. The smaller Tower II is just barely visible on the left behind Tower I.
The wind causes the tree in the lower right shake - and the shot was a little difficult, as only a Gorillapod tied to a lamp post was used as support for a 6 second exposure.
Archive shot. Slightly re-edited and re-posted on Nov. 12 2024.
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Though the building in this picture is generally regarded as the "Temple of Heaven" by most visitors and many tourist guides, it is in-fact the "Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests" (祈年殿, qínián diàn), just one of the many buildings that make up the complete Temple of Heaven complex.
The Temple of Heaven, literally the "Altar of Heaven" (天坛, Tiāntán) is a complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer and offerings to Heaven for good harvest.
About this building:
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is a triple-gabled circular building. It is 36 meters in diameter, 38 meters tall, built on three levels of marble stone base. This is the place where the Emperor prayed for good harvests. The building is completely wooden, with no nails. The original building was destroyed by a fire caused by lightning strike in 1889. The current building was re-built several years after the incident.
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Flares from the streetlights, clouds courtesy a disappearing tropical storm.
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The famous ferry over the Kam Tin River (錦田河) from Chung Hau Yu Man San Tsuen (涌口漁民新村) to Shan Pui Tsuen (山貝村). It covers the astonishing distance of 25 metres... - powered by 1 mp (manpower).
Fee was HK$ 5 per person at the time the shot was taken, as of late 2022 it went up to HK$ 8. And one can not use the Octopus card here.
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