It was a snowy day in Beijing. The markets and streets were still busy. We hit up the antiques area and ran unto some tough bargainers. Then it was on to the Temple of Heaven for a walk around. The park is beautiful in the snow and the marble steps deadly. As we were exiting …
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Beijing
We fought off the urge to sleep and continued our very long day exploring our new hood and eating ducks in Beijing. Lots of bling. Today we are braving the snow to wander around town. It is nice to see the fresh snow, the stuff when we arrived was looking quite grimy.
I just bought a billboard in China
Maybe I’ll see it in a couple weeks… Learn more here: SharkSavers.org And here: WildAid.org
China flexing
This is hardly surprising: Two Chinese officials at leading Communist Party bodies have given interviews in recent days warning, for the first time, that Beijing may use its $1,330bn (£658bn) of foreign reserves as a political weapon to counter pressure from the US Congress. Shifts in Chinese policy are often announced through key think tanks …
New Qinghai-Tibet railway
Following the meme of my previous post, we can probably add another spot to the ‘dramatically changed by tourism’ list. New Qinghai-Tibet railway: “Traveling overland through snow-capped mountains and high-land meadows to visit mysterious Tibetan Buddhist shrines on the world’s highest plateau will soon no longer require the grit and resolve of an adventurous backpacker. …