Because survival is insufficient
Beijing. Twinned with Sheffield. Except that these bikes aren’t in a ditch or being stolen by a spice junkie…
How I got here. 2 hours by air from Shanghai. It’s a big country:
Apparently Trump is in town. Not sure where he’s staying though, because I got upgraded to the:
It’s only minus 12 degrees so let’s have some line dancing outside Prada (Yes, Prada. In the great Communist People’s Republic of China):
Pudong at night is so much better than the Bund, if you have a camera. You’ll walk around, seemingly the only person outside in a city of 24 million, and every time you turn round you’ll think “oh wow, look at that”
If you visit Shanghai, spend an hour on the Bund. You’ll get the same photos as everyone else, and everyone else will be there. Walk a mile in either direction and you’ll have the exact same view.
Then go over to Pudong, at night, climb over the gate into the park once it’s closed, and you’ll be in photography heaven, wishing you had better skill with a camera.
