We live at the end of line one, in the wild west of Beijing. Unfortunately there is not a lot to do! We have a great flat and a good circle of friends, but the longing for a good pint at the end of a long week does not exist. Shijingshan, although it is part of Beijing is far removed from the downtown area that most tourists and foreigners know and possibly love. Don't get me wrong there are still shops and malls but western food is hard to
find and well if you want a night out then you are in trouble. There are a few bars but the alcohol always seems a little off taste, and the beer gives you one hell of a hangover and well they go to bed early down here! However we are near the mountains and on a clear day they look very impressive, especially when the sun sets. There is also an international sculpture park, a grave yard, an
amusement park which never seems to be open and well recently they have been planting lots of flowers around the lamp posts! There is also the old abandon steel works, plenty of morning markets, hundreds of chinese restaurants and of course several McDonalds. It is cheaper than living in central Beijing but still
just as busy and crazy! And on days when the sun shines and the sky is blue it is not all that bad!
find and well if you want a night out then you are in trouble. There are a few bars but the alcohol always seems a little off taste, and the beer gives you one hell of a hangover and well they go to bed early down here! However we are near the mountains and on a clear day they look very impressive, especially when the sun sets. There is also an international sculpture park, a grave yard, an
amusement park which never seems to be open and well recently they have been planting lots of flowers around the lamp posts! There is also the old abandon steel works, plenty of morning markets, hundreds of chinese restaurants and of course several McDonalds. It is cheaper than living in central Beijing but still
just as busy and crazy! And on days when the sun shines and the sky is blue it is not all that bad!