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Jess xx
Capital 首都
So for the first part of the holiday, me and Issy headed to Beijing and Haerbin, (in Heilongjiang province which borders Russia) with some other Leeds students, Tizzy, Adam and Chris, for a week and a half. Beijing and Haerbin were both pretty freezing but their heating systems are much better than Shanghai so it was pretty nice being there. We stayed near Tian'an men square and did a couple touristy things like The Summer Palace, which was very unsummery, and completley frozen over! And of course ate ice cream in Sanlitun with Kate and Steph, and met up with loads of other Leeds friends studying in Beijing. We also had a great night out with them at Lush and Propaganda, their fave Beijing spots!
Here's a couple photos from the capital:
Even though my I knew my mummy would never let me and would disapprove when I told her (which she did), at the Summer Palace (The old Chinese Emperor's summer holiday hangout) we clambered onto the ice and danced about a bit. I love ice
Travelling buds- Adam, Chris, Issy and Tizzy
A selection of the touristy 串 (skewer) samplings you can try on the street in Beijing. (We took a metro, then a bus back to our hostel from here on the first night without realising it was on the next street. Silly tourists)
Me, Dan Gao and Issy at Propaganda in Beijing. Their alcohol is made of EVIL. This kinda looks like we love Dan a lot
Beijing food is obviously quite different from what we eat in Shanghai (And people say they eat everything in China...)
J x
