Considering the Beijing Hepingli Hotel in Beijing?
A VT member wrote the following comment about visiting Beijing:
Buy all the Mao kitch you can... by Beatchik
Buy all the Mao kitch you can find. See Mao in his frozen state! From what I understand after many conversations w/ the locals....people think Mao is an embarressment to modern China. In the next few years, I wouldn't be surprised if he was taken off display (probably w/ the same excuse the Russians used to take Lenin out of the public eye). He's pretty scary to look at there --- all waxy & fake...almost like one of Warhol's versions of him! Bu it's a must see. And the Mao crap they sell all around China is priceless! Yes, he was a monster of a man who killed millions, but if you can look past that little fact you can fun with all the ridiculous products like singing lighters & wind-up watches in which The Chairman waves to you!Climbing the Great Wall. It was hell, but from the top looking down, I realized it's an acheivement of a lifetime.
