Pictures by Edmund Smith-Asante. All Rights Reserved ©
One of the ironies of life happened to a group of African journalists on a 10-month fellowship who were visiting the Summer Palace in China in 2017.
Destroyed during the Second Opium War of the 1850s, the palace was reconstructed by Emperor Guangxu for use by Empress Dowager Cixi and
renamed the Summer Palace.
The Summer Palace is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens
and palaces in Beijing in the Haidian District, 15km from downtown Beijing.
It was an imperial garden in the Qing dynasty. Inside includes Longevity Hill Kunming Lake and Seventeen Hole Bridge. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometres, three-quarters of which is water.
Although the journalists were expecting some sunshine to reflect its name, the rains came down, thus forcing everyone to seek refuge under an umbrella or from a raincoat.
Despite the rain the journalists had fun touring the old museum located at 19 Xinjiangongmen Rd, Hai Dian Qu, North West of Beijing, China, on June 6, 2017.
Below are some pictures captured by #Edmages during the umbrella moments.
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