Jingshan Park

Today I woke up quite a lot later than yesterday and had to have a slightly more rushed breakfast in order to get to Jingshan Park to meet LY.  We had a lovely long walk up the hill to see the great views over Beijing on the “North Axis”, with … See more...

First Private Restaurant

For lunch, LY took me to the first privately owned and run restaurant in Beijing, in a back-street not far from the park, where they served traditional Chinese/Beijing dishes.  It was good.

LY shared with me a new drink, which is also supposed to be a traditional Beijing drink.  It’s … See more...