the weather on this my last day in china was as good as it could get: moderate warm (for november) and a nice mist in the air that did avert that summer-like steel blue sky. it created an extremely fine balance with the red painted wood and the still mostly green leaves.

the whole way around the lake in the emperors summer residence was a feasting in new vistas, new visual highlights. and, due to november, it was not too crowded, so i really could enjoy my time.