Beijing is such a fascinating capital city of China and I have had many experiences here. Beijing, which literally means ‘Northern Capital’, was established as such in 1403 during the Ming Dynasty.
In my next blogs, I shall share some reflections that include: (1) tasting the best Peking duck in a restaurant where foreign dignitaries dined in such as former President Fidel Castro of Cuba; and (2) my amazement when a taxi driver issued me a tax-metered receipt as early as 2001.
I had a chance to also visit other areas, such as Tianjin. I can’t help but simply pity Philippine’s train system with the efficiency and/or amenities of Tianjin’s train system.
In general, the geographical knowledge of taxi drivers are invaluable particularly to the first-time traveler. At times though – knowingly or unwittingly – they may
Read MoreIf you perceive that Asians are conservative about sex, think again. These conversations among professional academicians, researchers and scientists suggest that they are as liberated – if not at par – with their more open-minded westerner counterparts. It happened in Beijing, China, in October 1995.
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