Like Rome, Beijing is one of those eternal cities.
It's ancient, it makes no apologies, and it sprawls forever.
The Emperor's Summer Palace located on a lake is contained within the city.
Somehow on a map, the city looks compact enough to consider walking in districts of interest.
No way=the first place we made this mistake was at the Forbidden City. Enormous takes on a new meaning=walking from end to end is an all day event.
[photos in next post]
The ancient and modern constantly converge in the capital city:
Rickshas and the Metro built by Russia in the 70s.
Bell Tower and Drum Tower versus parabola shaped skyscrapers.
The city's population is growing at an exponential rate, threatening the hutongs with new People's Housing complexes and condos.
[hutong photos in a later post]
After this short intro to Beijing, I've divided the photos into seven other categories to follow. I'm hoping all eight sections will give a more rounded view of this incredible city.
