First impressions of China...Beijing...

Getting off the airplane my first impressions of China, and in particular of Beijing, were the immense number of people! There seemed to be more people in one corridor than in all of Burnaby. My second realization, the huge lines I was about to stand in for over 1 hour (which was apparently good since it was not rush hour)…

Driving from the airport to my hotel I was impressed by the very modern highways and sky rises everywhere. Beijing is the capital of China and is known for its historical and tourist locations, and will soon be known as the host of the 2008 summer Olympics. The streets are clean, the air not much worse than Los Angeles, and the beauty of the city…still to be determined.

After working today I hope to spend the weekend doing the touristy things -> visiting the forbidden city and Tiananmen Square and the great wall of China on Sunday. stay tuned...