No wonder the Emperors of China were eventually overthrown as the Forbidden city
was more than a bit of an overkill.  I just had no idea how big the place was?  The one
 area where the many extra wives were parked was called the hall of extreme happiness.
  How obnoxious is that? 

This is just one little section of the Forbidden City.

Next we went to walk through some Hutongs, which for hundreds of years was all
 of Beijing.  Presently there are just a few areas of Hutongs preserved showing
 how the masses of chinese people lived for many years.

Time to fly to Hong Kong!