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'The Place' is a 70,000 sq foot mall in Beijing's central business district with this as one of the main attractions: The Sky Screen! Created by one of the guys who conceived the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada in 1992 , t he Sky S...  

On one of the days we had some time to wander around the streets of Beijing. I guess pedestrians don't always have the right of way..... 'Ninety-Nine bottles of beer on the wall.......' Hey I like this place! I was tempted to get some ice cream but it was...  

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In addition to Hot Pot and Peking Duck, you have to eat Dumplings while in Beijing. A whole crew dedicated to making all sorts of dumplings... A black vinegar and garlic sauce for the dumplings.... Some green stuff, yuck! A drink to clear the taste buds w...  

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These two meals plus the Beijing duck was the highlight of the trip, the other Chinese places we went to were just ok. We did do some late night Japanese restaurants at our hotel, will try to post some pics soon. Here's a vid of the Peking Duck place we a... 

The food looks amazing. Enjoy your travels. JerryW

Did you try? Regards Ling

where do you see that, I can't fully read Chinese. Even if I could, the answer would be a big 'ol Hell NO! :o -MW

The photo above the stinky tofu photo. It can be found at the same store selling Taiwan salted chicken. Regards Ling

When I smelled the stinky tofu and saw that what it was, I got the heck out of that area! Didn't try any of the street food as we just had a huge breakfast at the hotel. -MW

Ming, "Sprinkle-urine beef balls"....well, therein lies a tale, eh? In Summer time, the street food gets funkier. I've declined grilled sparrow hearts, BBQ scorpions and braised unidentifiable body parts (taste like chicken) before. I also 'thot I thaw a ... 

It gets even funkier during the summer? Yikes, glad I went during the winter season. BTW, no wandering PuristS in the photos. -MW

And truth no longer matters... Please know that I will probably always remember you as the man who ate urine sprinkled beef balls. Regards, Richard....  

In your old age and fading memory you'll be visiting Beijing and come across this place and trying it not knowing what it says in Chinese, then you'll be posting on this forum and telling us all what you just ate! -MW

Must have been chilly out based upon all the heavy coats...

it was cold but not as cold as it gets in your neck of the woods. During the day, the coldest was about 18 degrees F and colder with windchill. -MW

Beijing National Stadium (aka the Bird's Nest ) was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics and took about 5 years to build. The stadium can hold over 80,000 spectators Water flows from the Sports Center Gymnasium across the stadium and Aquatic Center to the B...  

and they will come. But in this case, they should ask: what happen after they came? The complex is bleeding money, maintenance is deteriotating? What a pity. That's the price of a "WOW". I hope they will find a solution to the problem without needing to c... 

it's deteriorating? Didn't know that, both the Stadium and Cube semmed really clean and well maintained when we where there. The public (for a small admissions fee) can use the waterpark inside the Water Cube and can also swim in the Olympic practice pool... 

A few photos from the 440,000 sq meters Tiananmen Square located in the center the city of Beijing.... The Great Hall of the People was built in 1959 and used by the Chinese government officials for political and diplomatic activities. The Monument to the...  

As we leave the Beijing National Stadium we head out to our next stop... Across from the Bird's Nest stadium is the Beijing Aquatic Center (aka The Water Cube). The outside of the Cube has a interesting polyhedral design and is colored blueish to reflect ...  

The architecture is quite amazing with buildings having non of the regular straight 4 walls and a roof. Lots of angles Really interesting to see Thanks for the tour Julian

Lots of photo ops with all those buildings in Beijing. How many days did you end up staying there? -MW

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I haven't been to Shanghai but would like to visit one day. I'll definitely seek your advice for places to see. What was the highlight of your Shanghai trip? -MW

drinks at the top of the clock tower in the Botanical Gardens. Maybe the Confucian Temple with an amzing collection of old tea pots Our hotel - th eURBN ??? So many great thing .. Did I mention the duck??????...  

those teapots look interesting, thanks for the pics! -MW

Neat to get an inside look without all the spectators there.

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It was like being there, some of the food was fantastic, how was the beef and lamb at the Hot Pot place? looked very fresh and the colors were vibrant, the Water Cube at night is beautiful, thank you for bringing us along Be Well my Friend, S

Our tour guide took us to a bridge over the busy street to get that picture of the Water Cube, it started to get really windy and cold so couldn't stay to get more pics. It's a great spot but lots of people there taking pics. Beef and lamb was very good, ... 

Thanks a lot, i really enjoyed ! Can i come with you next time ? ... Bim

HAGWE my friend, and have fun with that cool Duc! -MW

Love your pics, the food ones are always like a torture, delicious looking food. Thanks for sharing. Vte

Appreciate you looking, it was a wonderful visit. Next up is Hong Kong so stay tuned! -MW

Very cool photos, thanks for taking us along your trip. And the hot pot and dumplings look delicious! Regards, ED-209

Dumplings were very good as was the hotpot, thanks for looking. -MW