New Cities/New Soviets

February 10, 2006

China 1 - Beijing University

Our first stop was Peking University, where my mom was teaching. Also, where the first demonstrations of the Cultural Revolution started. The museum was closed though -- this apparently is common during politically sensitive times. The Beijing olympics in 2008 are a big deal. Everywhere people are counting down, trying to get projects finished. There is a big clock off of Tienamen Square showing the days, hours, and seconds until the opening ceremony kicks off.

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out the hotel room window at Peking U.

When you get off the plane, the smell of charcoal hits your nose. The older parts of the city are all heated with charcoal stoves. Even much of the housing at Peking U.

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charcoal supply

There are a lot of bikes.

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And trikes.

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(I like this one in particular because it's almost exactly like mine)

Most sanitation workers ride around with brooms on trikes like this one.

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doorway at Peking U

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store on campus

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skating at Peking U

For kids who couldn't skate, they also had chairs with long skates on the bottoms and ski poles to push themselves around.

Posted by Sam at February 10, 2006 01:02 AM