Peking opera cast for 'The Commander Who Wanted to Execute His Own Son'

Mei Lanfang (centre) in the opera 'Picking up the the Jade Bracelet'

Opera performer with feather headdress

Car formerly used by the Empress Dowager, Peking

Camel train and Jade Fountain Hill, Beijing

Yangyunxuan (养云轩) Bridge and Long Corridor (长廊), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

The Bronze Ox (铜牛), ‘Spacious Pavilion’ (廓如亭) and Seventeen Arch Bridge (十七孔橋), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

The Bronze Ox (铜牛), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

‘Natural Affinity of Water and Trees’ (Shuimuziqin 水木自亲) and Longevity Hill (万寿山), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

The ‘Garden of Harmonious Pleasures’ (谐趣园), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Jade Belt Bridge (玉带桥), Kunming Lake, Summer Palace, Beijing

Archway of Glorious Clouds and Jade Eaves / Glowing Clouds and Holy Land Archway (Yunhui Yuyu 云晖玉宇坊), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Stupa at ‘Four Great Regions’ (四大部洲), Back Hill, Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Hall of Benevolence and Longevity (仁寿殿), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Duobao Glazed Pagoda (多宝琉璃塔), Longevity Hill (Wanshoushan 万寿山), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Entrance of Temple of Imperial World, Temple of Heaven, Peking

Imperial Vault of Heaven, Temple of Heaven, Peking

Tablet of Heaven in the Temple of Imperial World, Temple of Heaven, Peking

Altar of Heaven, Temple of Heaven, Peking

Imperial Tablet Hall, Temple of Heaven, Peking