Portrait again....
by vickss
While I was planning to move out of the underpass another artist got hold of me.. actually after seeing the bad portrait being made by his colleague he started drawing my face even without asking me while his friend was doing the CONTRACTED work.
This other guy did a relatively commendable job, in quick time and though he didn't force me to buy it since it was a decent one I thought why not buy it also.. for just 20 odd yuan.. This guy was fun too... making V sign and acting like a hip-hop rap star.
Infact after I walked out of the underpass few Chinese boys followed me and in broken english told me that I should not have paid the first guy so much...I told them to take a chill pill as I am the worst bargainer in the world and it was over anyway....I don't think they understood me but just smiled and moved off.
Let the evil not come in
by Luchonda
In many musea in China you will see those double doors.The evil is always going straight through doors ! So a double one will protect the owner for evil.
This you will see on bridges in Shanghai - it is just a traditional believe !
Go to the end
by rafscab
Badaling Section of the Great Wall is a restored site for touristic purposes. But if you have the time, legs and lungs enough to walk for a while going up and downs the hills, you'll reach the end of the restored section and you'll find the "real" wall, ruins, almost untouched since the original constructors 1000 years ago.
Markets - Pearl Market and Silk Market
by oldmonk_92129
Be it any shop - Remember bargianing is expected in China. It is the norm for the shopkeeper to try to fleece you if you are a foreigner.
Always expected to be quoted between 4 and 5 times the price. Remember the price ranges - T shirts are between RMB 20 and rMB 40, backpacks in between RMB 50 and RMB 70, DVD's in between RMB 8 and 25 and shoes in between RMB 200 to RMB 250. You will be asked your 'final offer price' 6 or 7 times by the shop-keeper. Be prepared to haggle and be firm on your price. You can always walk away and go to the adjacent shop. T-shirts(size L in US is XXL in China)
Backpacks
DVD's and CD's
Shoes
Traditional arts if interested.
Tea As above
The main concentration of bars...
by coral0317
The main concentration of bars is in the area known as Sanlitun, which is nestled in the embassy district. It is basically made of two streets going north to south of the Goungti Beilu. Most of the bars are open during the day as restaurants, and then, depending on where u go, become blazing pits of drunken debauchery, quiet dens of social drinking or venues for amateur and semiprofessional rock or jazz bands.
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My first visit to the Great Wall of China!
The lobby/bar at the west yard
back
view of Olympic Park
