I've titled today's photo ‘Forbidden Decay' because it shows one small corner of the Forbidden City under repair in 1991.
With 980 of these wooden buildings to maintain and a government since 1912 with other priorities, it's not surprising that these quieter corners of the complex were decaying at a faster rate than the more visited, central building.
It looks as though the roof of the building on the left has already been restore when compared with the roofs of the taller building surrounded n scaffolding and the building with the terrace on the right.
Shrubs are growing between the blocks lining the canal and the stone ramp up the the building on the right is also sporting a carpet of foliage as well.
