Beijing, China
Met up with Ruo Nan, an old friend from university for lunch at DaWangQiao, around GuoMao area. Ruo Nan treated me to a very nice Chinese restaurant.
View from my friend’s apartment
Housing is very expensive in Beijing. A square meter (1 m² = 10.7639 ft²) around DaWangQiao will cost 20,000-30,000 Yuan (USD$3,000-4000).
Beijing is huge and is the second largest city in China. The city has a population of 17-18 millions people. Walking across just one subway stop will take 15-20 minutes, that’s why there are so many bicycles because that’s a best mode of transportation around the city.
Beijing wasn’t a capital nor a prosperous city until 1264, where Kublai Khan rebuilt the city, named the city Dadu and made the city his capital. When the Ming dynasty finally conquered China, the emperor destroyed Dadu and the third Ming Emperor YongLe renamed the city as Beijing. From 1421 onwards, Beijing became the main capital and Nanjing became the secondary capital of China. During the rule of Ming dynasty, buildings such as the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven were built.
In 1928, following the success of Kuomintang, Nanjing was again made the capital of China until MaoZeDong renamed Bejing as the capital of Bejing on Oct 1st, 1949 when communist took over China.
Views walking from GuoMao area to Tiananmen square.
WanFuJing street, a famous shopping street
Beijing Opera
When buying stuffs in China, always have to be careful. Ate in a food court and I ordered this
and get this instead
Night view of Tiananmen
National Center for the Performing Arts
Moved to a room with 16 beds, (30 Yuan~USD$4.5)
Lama Hostel
Met up with Brandon, my old roommate from college in SanLiTun for a drink. Brandon moved to China to practise law after college and he brought me to a few bars full of expatriates.
