Beijing is huge. Unabashedly, unrelentingly huge. With a population approaching 20 million people, it’s hard to imagine that this never ending sea of roads, buildings, and cars can even be qualified as a city. Technically, it’s a municipality, split into 14 different urban and suburban districts plus 2 rural counties. Under direct administration by the [...]
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My first plane on my trip to China was not a Boeing 747, 777, Airbus A320, or any other plane that you’d expect to make the cross-Pacific journey. Instead, it was an EMB-125 Brasilia. A 30 seater. Due to the wonders of frequent flyer miles (thanks, Dad), my ticket to Beijing was heavily discounted. However, [...]
