Day 92 (6 September): The Great Wall
Today we toured the Great Wall, the Ming Tombs and the sacred road to the Ming Tombs.
Observations:
1) Imposter goods. We went to a government-factory shop today where the guy told us to beware of buying imposter goods. I found this amusing since China is know for being a source of imposter goods and some people travel to China explicitly to buy them.
2) Traffic jams are common now in Beijing. They are working on expanding the subway, but things are only going to get worse given that a very small percentage of the population actually owns cars and that the number is going to start growing rapidly sometime soon.
3) Bikes set up improperly. Despite the large number of people riding bikes in Beijing and elsewhere in China, it seems that no one knows how to properly adjust the seat heights so that people’s legs are nearly straight at the bottom of the pedal stroke. You would think that if people were riding bikes everyday they’d want to set them up in the most comfortable and efficient way possible.
Observations:
1) Imposter goods. We went to a government-factory shop today where the guy told us to beware of buying imposter goods. I found this amusing since China is know for being a source of imposter goods and some people travel to China explicitly to buy them.
2) Traffic jams are common now in Beijing. They are working on expanding the subway, but things are only going to get worse given that a very small percentage of the population actually owns cars and that the number is going to start growing rapidly sometime soon.
3) Bikes set up improperly. Despite the large number of people riding bikes in Beijing and elsewhere in China, it seems that no one knows how to properly adjust the seat heights so that people’s legs are nearly straight at the bottom of the pedal stroke. You would think that if people were riding bikes everyday they’d want to set them up in the most comfortable and efficient way possible.
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