Beijing has nothing to buy AT ALL, basically when it comes to souveneirs, you really need to think hard and deep because they are just plain crap! The best place i recommend for shopping would be "Nan Le Gu Xian" Its an alleyway (basically called hutong), this little alleyway has many western cafes with comfy sofa seats and interiors. Most importnatly got more quality stuff to buy for friends and families. Warning: It is quite expensive! I bought 2 tees for 90 bucks each... only cos my sis said she wants it!
Just a bit about hutongs, they are tiny alleyways and paths with history of 700-800 yrs, it is now protected by the govt as historical landscape. These alley ways are famous to be the place for Chinese style nightclubs where the chinese emperors look for prostitutes! The interior is exactly as seen on tv, pretty intersting indeed! Going around by bicycles for an hour was quite relaxing (after 5 hrs of walk at the forbidden city), and a good view of how old beijing was like!
Ko.
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sounds like a nice and arty alley!
cant wait to go!
wow, you became a beijing person riding bike along the paths... sounds like you are really feeling the atmosphere, cool stuff!
yeah yeah its the coolest place i went to !! actually if you want to go to extreme arty which sina mo didnt even do art went 2 times and said it was "EXTREMELY FUN", the 798 artzone! i followed her suggestion and seriously didnt feel it at all!! me and albert left in 10mins but its suppose to be cool said in all magazines! Di should love it cos its so much art but no pics to show there !
yeah u know like when u leave the forbidden city, there is NOT a single taxi at all! i wont believe u if you tell me u got into the taxi at the exit of forbidden city! anyway we actually went into like a tuk tuk in thailand to get a taxi... so yeah we did go the chinese style ... going round by bikes... hheheh
mmm riding bike on a hot summer day ...lemme wait till autumn lar! I will love to go to 798 some day, the feel like going back to art college ...mmm back to what I love!!
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