Beijing
Come with me on an in-depth journey into China’s dazzling capital city, Beijing. I spent two years of my life teaching English here. Consequently, I’ve learned a few things about what makes this place and its people tick.
Like so many expats who’ve lived here, I’d describe my relationship with Beijing as a love-hate affair. And believe me, in order to survive, you’ve certainly got to take the rough with the smooth. Thankfully, there are many rewards for those with patience, diplomacy, determination and good humour. Some of the city sights are staggering and the food is similarly out of this world. Furthermore, get to know the people one-on-one and you’ll come to see that they’ll do anything for you.
Looking out across Kunming Lake at The Summer Palace. May 2010.
In the end I came away from Beijing with a wealth of knowledge, lessons learned, friends for life, amazing memories, a hatful of stories and no regrets.
Find top places to visit in Beijing? Check out my travel reports and blogs on:
798 Art District
Beijing Olympic Park
Chaoyang Park
Friends Cafe
Galaxy Soho Mall
How To Ride The Beijing Subway
Lama Temple
Nanluoguxiang
Shangdi
The Forbidden City
The Summer Palace
Tiananmen Square
Lotus Lake in Chaoyang Park, Beijing.
You can also read my short stories on life in the Chinese capital:
Noodles & Rice
Enlightening
The Good, the Bad and the Naughty
The Children & The Witch
Bad Moon Rising
Sub Zero Adventures
Goodness Gracious, Great Wall of China!
