The Old Summer Palace

We met up with four other couples (three couples teaching at Peking University from the BYU China Teacher's Program, and the other couple teaching at CFAU with us) to visit the "old summer palace" in northwest Beijing. It is now merely the grounds and ruins of the palace, as it was destroyed during the Opium Wars. Judging by the debris, it would have rivaled any European Palace of its time. We enjoyed the culture and beauty.

At the entrance to the old summer palace

The palace included a large maze. Here we are at the start of the maze, trying to get to the small structure behind us. 

A view of the maze from a higher vantage point.

We got separated from the rest of the group. Here is (l to r) Ruth Ann Martin from South Africa. She and husband Mike teach with us at CFAU; Laraine--the cutest woman alive; and Janet Steele who teaches with husband Brigg at Peking University. It turns out Janet is the former Janet Allred who was a classmate of ours at Orem High School!!