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A city of 12 million people - mostly poor.
The "middle" class of people live very well on about $1,000 per month.
To give you an idea, cab rides have averaged about $2 to $3 for a half-hour ride.
Shopping is an experience to behold. There is a
starting price, your bottom line offer and then you go from there. The only places
where the prices are absolutely set are in the shopping malls, however, even then most
things are discounted and an additional 5 - 10% off is always a possibility.
Traffic Rules - the only rules for traffic is that there are no rules.
If there is a person whose job it is to keep traffic from entering a certain
area, he advises you that you should not enter. If you DO enter, it is not his job
to stop you - that's someone else's job. In an intersection - if you get there
first, you have the right of way. Bicycles and pedestrians are always a problem.
Yield - not on your life.
Experience the noise during a traffic jam???? Imagine that it is a
way of life. The most important parts on automobiles are the brakes and the horn.
The links on the left will take you to various places around this
ancient city.
| The trip from Singapore to Beijing was uneventful. The trip from the
airport was uneventful, however, I am seeing a completely different city from Singapore.
There is a haze hanging over the entire city. It is hot and dusty and noisy.
There seems to be squalor within a few hundred feet from grandeur. The first
overall look at the city is always best from ones hotel room. The pictures on the
right are a good example. |
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Inside a 17-story modern office building in downtown
Beijing is our office. A thoroughly modern suite of offices and cubicles house the
entire staff and classrooms. |
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Dawn and Wendy Sun in the Beijing Classroom
 
Dawn and her class (click for bigger picture)
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