Shortly after getting to Beijing and putting our stuff down we quickly went back out to go to the hutong (胡同) behind Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) for dinner. I should have brought a heavyer jacket to China because Beijing is actually cold. The hutong was OK, it had a Madam Tussauds so it was a bit touristy. We got some hot pot and hot pot is always fun, but this was not the best hot pot I ever got. Beijing at night does not feel nearly as lively as Shanghai at night. Beijing at night feels kind of closed while Shanghai feels like I can do 50,000RMB worth of trades on the New York Stock Exchange, buy a new suit as a reward to myself, then go out to a rooftop bar overlooking the Bund for dinner and drinks all before the sun comes up. Tomorrow is my first full day in Beijing so we will see how that goes.
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Dad
10/28/2016 10:13:35 pm
First, what is a hutung?
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Jared Paul Miller
10/29/2016 08:05:18 am
A hutong are those classic Chinese tight alleyways you have seen in any Kong-Fu movie with a depiction if a Chinese city.
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Gramma M
10/30/2016 10:52:41 am
So get a knockoff L.L.Bean jacket Peking duck, yes. Scorpion, never. FRIED but only to insure it doesn't sting you. Every day is an adventure.
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Jared Paul Miller
10/30/2016 09:48:44 pm
Basically. They are only lightly fried, I guess to improve the taste and ensure they are actually die since they were living up until the moment they get put in the fryer.
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