One thing I liked about the Kuoni tour I took to China was that we have time to explore. It wasn't just hop off the bus, hop back on. Yes, I would have preferred to have been here closer to dawn or sunset but that wasn't in my power.
It was in my power, however, to wander away from the crowds and seek an alternate view and that was how I got this shot of the ‘Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests‘ within the Temple of Heaven complex.
If you compare it with yesterday's photo you can see I've just moved off to the right and found a tourist free zone.
This Temple of Heaven cleaner is watching my fellow tourists keenly – as if daring one of them to drop some litter! Her tools are functional but hardly ergonomic.
