Beijing Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City: Heading to see a hutong (traditional Chinese townhouses), and dumpling making: Meeting a “Cricket”champion, no not the sport, but the insect. He claims he paid for his hutong with his winnings from...
A Day of Peace in Beijing
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Though we, technically, had a day off today (translation: we were on our own…no guide), we decided to visit three temples, but the first and last were the most special to us. The first was the Yonghe Gong Temple (Lama...