Chinese New Years in Beijing!- Part 4

TIANANMEN SQUARE
All have seen, heard & read the stories.
Enough said...

We hit it on one of the busiest days of year! Our tour guide said that English speaking foreigners were less than a percent of the population in the whole square.


Military police protecting the flag.


Half our group took interest in this happy girl, who enjoyed the pictures & attention. Yes, it was cold there & she's got the outfit for it. Where are her hands?

It would be easy to think they were all lining up for a picture. Oddly enough, the photographer was snapping a picture for half our group, which consisted of about 30 people. Later, he became angry at some of those poaching upon us while discussing the memorabilia book & picture price.

Walking down the streets while making our way to a dinner.

Peking Duck (Beijing Duck) being sliced for us. This picture is compliments of Mike, who we met on the trip.

Kung Fu Show

This young martial arts apprentice was pretty focused. Yet, I did see his eyes stray when us westerners arrived.


To my surprise, the show wasn't only a "kung-fu" production.


I didn't expect for there to be a story, but it easily kept my attention throughout.

Our complete group amounted to just under 60 people. I would venture to say that about 99% of us were under the age of 35. It was an incredible trip!!! Here we are on the last night... Well, not all of us...

Hope you enjoyed the pictures!