One of Beijing's wide boulevards, Chongwenmenwai Dajie. Motor traffic travels in the center lanes and bicycles utilize the outside lanes. Pedestrians do not have the right-of-way in China, and crossing streets where there are no signals is dangerous.
Beijing's number-one shopping street, Wangfujing Dajie. This street is now restricted to pedestrians only, who can wander, unimpeded by either motor or bicycle traffic, to the shops and department stores.
Mid-size street outside the Lama Temple, which is inside the red wall on the left. Once again note the cars in the center lanes, bicycles in the outside lanes, and pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Narrow shopping lanes in Beijing are called hutongs. This one is crowded with small, take-out eating establishments. We bought chicken kabobs here for lunch.
The Exhibition Center Hotel where we stayed during our week in Beijing. It is clean, moderately priced, and relatively close to the subway.
The Beijing New World Shopping Mall is a modern new department store on Wangfujing Dajie. Note the bicycle parking area. Would you know which one was yours? Under the red umbrellas in front of the mall, a soda company was holding a promotion event, complete with a disk jockey, entertainment, prizes, and cheap samples of the product. It tasted pretty good.
Beijing's most modern shopping plaza, Sun Dong An Plaza, has seven levels and multiple atriums, complete with glass elevators and chrome escalators.
We were able to ride this canal boat along the Changhe Canal (also known as the Seine of China) right from the back door of our hotel to the Summer Palace. It was a leisurely and pleasant one-hour ride.
We had to go through this lock as we traveled along the Changhe Canal. Although the strata along the sides of the lock are pleasing to the eye, they are not real rocks.
A picturesque, high-arched bridge over the Changhe Canal in a park called the Willow Area.
What everyone comes to see at the Beijing Zoo is the pandas. There is even a special admission price to get into the panda exhibit. While we were there, the panda cub did a lot of romping and climbing around the outdoor area, to the delight of all the onlookers. Here s/he is sliding down a grassy embankment.
Beijing's number-one shopping street, Wangfujing Dajie. This street is now restricted to pedestrians only, who can wander, unimpeded by either motor or bicycle traffic, to the shops and department stores.
Mid-size street outside the Lama Temple, which is inside the red wall on the left. Once again note the cars in the center lanes, bicycles in the outside lanes, and pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Narrow shopping lanes in Beijing are called hutongs. This one is crowded with small, take-out eating establishments. We bought chicken kabobs here for lunch.
The Exhibition Center Hotel where we stayed during our week in Beijing. It is clean, moderately priced, and relatively close to the subway.
The Beijing New World Shopping Mall is a modern new department store on Wangfujing Dajie. Note the bicycle parking area. Would you know which one was yours? Under the red umbrellas in front of the mall, a soda company was holding a promotion event, complete with a disk jockey, entertainment, prizes, and cheap samples of the product. It tasted pretty good.
Beijing's most modern shopping plaza, Sun Dong An Plaza, has seven levels and multiple atriums, complete with glass elevators and chrome escalators.
We were able to ride this canal boat along the Changhe Canal (also known as the Seine of China) right from the back door of our hotel to the Summer Palace. It was a leisurely and pleasant one-hour ride.
We had to go through this lock as we traveled along the Changhe Canal. Although the strata along the sides of the lock are pleasing to the eye, they are not real rocks.
A picturesque, high-arched bridge over the Changhe Canal in a park called the Willow Area.
What everyone comes to see at the Beijing Zoo is the pandas. There is even a special admission price to get into the panda exhibit. While we were there, the panda cub did a lot of romping and climbing around the outdoor area, to the delight of all the onlookers. Here s/he is sliding down a grassy embankment.
Mid-size street outside the Lama Temple, which is inside the red wall on the left. Once again note the cars in the center lanes, bicycles in the outside lanes, and pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Narrow shopping lanes in Beijing are called hutongs. This one is crowded with small, take-out eating establishments. We bought chicken kabobs here for lunch.
The Exhibition Center Hotel where we stayed during our week in Beijing. It is clean, moderately priced, and relatively close to the subway.
The Beijing New World Shopping Mall is a modern new department store on Wangfujing Dajie. Note the bicycle parking area. Would you know which one was yours? Under the red umbrellas in front of the mall, a soda company was holding a promotion event, complete with a disk jockey, entertainment, prizes, and cheap samples of the product. It tasted pretty good.
Beijing's most modern shopping plaza, Sun Dong An Plaza, has seven levels and multiple atriums, complete with glass elevators and chrome escalators.
We were able to ride this canal boat along the Changhe Canal (also known as the Seine of China) right from the back door of our hotel to the Summer Palace. It was a leisurely and pleasant one-hour ride.
We had to go through this lock as we traveled along the Changhe Canal. Although the strata along the sides of the lock are pleasing to the eye, they are not real rocks.
A picturesque, high-arched bridge over the Changhe Canal in a park called the Willow Area.
What everyone comes to see at the Beijing Zoo is the pandas. There is even a special admission price to get into the panda exhibit. While we were there, the panda cub did a lot of romping and climbing around the outdoor area, to the delight of all the onlookers. Here s/he is sliding down a grassy embankment.
Narrow shopping lanes in Beijing are called hutongs. This one is crowded with small, take-out eating establishments. We bought chicken kabobs here for lunch.
The Exhibition Center Hotel where we stayed during our week in Beijing. It is clean, moderately priced, and relatively close to the subway.
The Beijing New World Shopping Mall is a modern new department store on Wangfujing Dajie. Note the bicycle parking area. Would you know which one was yours? Under the red umbrellas in front of the mall, a soda company was holding a promotion event, complete with a disk jockey, entertainment, prizes, and cheap samples of the product. It tasted pretty good.
Beijing's most modern shopping plaza, Sun Dong An Plaza, has seven levels and multiple atriums, complete with glass elevators and chrome escalators.
We were able to ride this canal boat along the Changhe Canal (also known as the Seine of China) right from the back door of our hotel to the Summer Palace. It was a leisurely and pleasant one-hour ride.
We had to go through this lock as we traveled along the Changhe Canal. Although the strata along the sides of the lock are pleasing to the eye, they are not real rocks.
A picturesque, high-arched bridge over the Changhe Canal in a park called the Willow Area.
What everyone comes to see at the Beijing Zoo is the pandas. There is even a special admission price to get into the panda exhibit. While we were there, the panda cub did a lot of romping and climbing around the outdoor area, to the delight of all the onlookers. Here s/he is sliding down a grassy embankment.
The Exhibition Center Hotel where we stayed during our week in Beijing. It is clean, moderately priced, and relatively close to the subway.
The Beijing New World Shopping Mall is a modern new department store on Wangfujing Dajie. Note the bicycle parking area. Would you know which one was yours? Under the red umbrellas in front of the mall, a soda company was holding a promotion event, complete with a disk jockey, entertainment, prizes, and cheap samples of the product. It tasted pretty good.
Beijing's most modern shopping plaza, Sun Dong An Plaza, has seven levels and multiple atriums, complete with glass elevators and chrome escalators.
We were able to ride this canal boat along the Changhe Canal (also known as the Seine of China) right from the back door of our hotel to the Summer Palace. It was a leisurely and pleasant one-hour ride.
We had to go through this lock as we traveled along the Changhe Canal. Although the strata along the sides of the lock are pleasing to the eye, they are not real rocks.
A picturesque, high-arched bridge over the Changhe Canal in a park called the Willow Area.
What everyone comes to see at the Beijing Zoo is the pandas. There is even a special admission price to get into the panda exhibit. While we were there, the panda cub did a lot of romping and climbing around the outdoor area, to the delight of all the onlookers. Here s/he is sliding down a grassy embankment.
The Beijing New World Shopping Mall is a modern new department store on Wangfujing Dajie. Note the bicycle parking area. Would you know which one was yours? Under the red umbrellas in front of the mall, a soda company was holding a promotion event, complete with a disk jockey, entertainment, prizes, and cheap samples of the product. It tasted pretty good.
Beijing's most modern shopping plaza, Sun Dong An Plaza, has seven levels and multiple atriums, complete with glass elevators and chrome escalators.
We were able to ride this canal boat along the Changhe Canal (also known as the Seine of China) right from the back door of our hotel to the Summer Palace. It was a leisurely and pleasant one-hour ride.
We had to go through this lock as we traveled along the Changhe Canal. Although the strata along the sides of the lock are pleasing to the eye, they are not real rocks.
A picturesque, high-arched bridge over the Changhe Canal in a park called the Willow Area.
What everyone comes to see at the Beijing Zoo is the pandas. There is even a special admission price to get into the panda exhibit. While we were there, the panda cub did a lot of romping and climbing around the outdoor area, to the delight of all the onlookers. Here s/he is sliding down a grassy embankment.
Beijing's most modern shopping plaza, Sun Dong An Plaza, has seven levels and multiple atriums, complete with glass elevators and chrome escalators.
We were able to ride this canal boat along the Changhe Canal (also known as the Seine of China) right from the back door of our hotel to the Summer Palace. It was a leisurely and pleasant one-hour ride.
We had to go through this lock as we traveled along the Changhe Canal. Although the strata along the sides of the lock are pleasing to the eye, they are not real rocks.
A picturesque, high-arched bridge over the Changhe Canal in a park called the Willow Area.
What everyone comes to see at the Beijing Zoo is the pandas. There is even a special admission price to get into the panda exhibit. While we were there, the panda cub did a lot of romping and climbing around the outdoor area, to the delight of all the onlookers. Here s/he is sliding down a grassy embankment.
We were able to ride this canal boat along the Changhe Canal (also known as the Seine of China) right from the back door of our hotel to the Summer Palace. It was a leisurely and pleasant one-hour ride.
We had to go through this lock as we traveled along the Changhe Canal. Although the strata along the sides of the lock are pleasing to the eye, they are not real rocks.
A picturesque, high-arched bridge over the Changhe Canal in a park called the Willow Area.
What everyone comes to see at the Beijing Zoo is the pandas. There is even a special admission price to get into the panda exhibit. While we were there, the panda cub did a lot of romping and climbing around the outdoor area, to the delight of all the onlookers. Here s/he is sliding down a grassy embankment.
We had to go through this lock as we traveled along the Changhe Canal. Although the strata along the sides of the lock are pleasing to the eye, they are not real rocks.
A picturesque, high-arched bridge over the Changhe Canal in a park called the Willow Area.
What everyone comes to see at the Beijing Zoo is the pandas. There is even a special admission price to get into the panda exhibit. While we were there, the panda cub did a lot of romping and climbing around the outdoor area, to the delight of all the onlookers. Here s/he is sliding down a grassy embankment.
A picturesque, high-arched bridge over the Changhe Canal in a park called the Willow Area.
What everyone comes to see at the Beijing Zoo is the pandas. There is even a special admission price to get into the panda exhibit. While we were there, the panda cub did a lot of romping and climbing around the outdoor area, to the delight of all the onlookers. Here s/he is sliding down a grassy embankment.