HOW
TO SURVIVE IN BEIJING
Foods
You need to survive!
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Chinese people are famous for its cuisine and food culture,
They are told to eat all 4-legged things except tables. When you
walk on the streets, you find tens of food vendors from noodles to ice
cream, which makes you hungry and fat. If you do not want to get
fat, you should not visit Beijing!! But some people are afraid of
hygiene of those vendors and actually suffer from food poisoning very often.
But when you live in Beijing for a while, you will be OK. But once
you go out for shopping for foods, you see many unfamiliar food materials
which might give you a creep for the first time.
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When I was much younger and visited Korea, I screamed and
ran away from the market when I saw a skinned big head. But nowadays,
I enjoy taking pictures of those interesting materials. But do not
ask me to touch or cook them....
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Foods at a market.
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Beijing duck
Heaven and hell
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The most famous restaurant for Beijing duck is called "Quanjude
". The taste and the price of Beijing duck are quite different from
those of Japan. You can enjoy a whole duck around US$15 (JP\2,000).
When I was enjoying various dishes besides the roasted Beijing duck, I
found a cup of abalone soup very delicious. The soup was clear with
slices of abalone and curled materials which I did not figure out.
When I asked what they were, the person next to me kindly informed me they
were duck' s tongues! I was surprised but the soup was so delicious
that I did not mind the fact very much. Tasting various dishes, I
found one particular dish which was not touched. I asked people with a
charming smile "Are they crabs?" Because they looked just like small crabs
placed upside down. My best friend turned one of the "crab" but I
still did not understand what that meant. He said "It is a duck's
head cut into half." ......silence........
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You must be very careful about things you eat even at a famous
restaurant while you were in China. Good luck!
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Traffic
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China is a huge nation. Consequently streets are very
wide....of course. Main streets in Beijing have approximately 10
lanes which you have to cross everyday. You will not believe me, but there
are no signals and crossings for pedestrians!!!! People in
Beijing need nothing but motor nerves. Even a person with a motor
requires a few days to get used to cross a street.
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Naturally, traffic accidents in Beijing are tragic.
During the traffic safety campaign, you see many pictures of traffic accidents
as shown below at the corner of streets. Photos of victims are not
masked and they are all explicit. If you do not like bloody
scenes, please refrain from approaching those posters.
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Watch out for traffic
accidents!
Coming soon.........
How to survive in Beijing
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