Beijing Summer Palace, 1955

Beijing Summer Palace, 1955

One day we were invited to visit The Summer Palace, an architectural treasure of the last, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

Beijing Summer Palace, 1955

Beijing Summer Palace, 1955

Walking through long, colorful, painted galleries alongside the lake, I was surprised to see the way it was painted, turning upside down, all I knew and felt comfortable about colors.

This was my first confrontation with a striking new, strange, artistic, emotional, feeling, generated by the millennial Chinese culture.

Beijing Summer Palace, 1955

Beijing Summer Palace, 1955

There were many experiences to follow and a lot to learn.