Beer was pretty good, though a lot weaker than I remembered it on the last trip. I always try to drink local beer wherever I am (abroad only), but was unable to keep doing that this time after multiple disappointments. The fallback beer was always Tsingtao, which is pretty good and available everywhere. I did find a new one that quickly became my favorite called Liquan, made in Guilin. It was just like a real German Pilsener and ran about $.50 for a 600ml bottle on the street, sometimes almost a $1 in restaurants.
A few other random shots.
A very fast maglev train in Shanghai. On the way back to the airport, we drove past a radar camera station on the highway that was tripped by the speeding train and flashed a lot. Cameras are as ubiquitous in China as in the UK.
Some random street scenes in Shanghai.
This was a surprise. MG is very popular in China. I think I read somewhere that Buick is the best selling car in China and I think I can verify this. Too bad American car companies won't sell here all the cars they make, which are so popular in other countries, though I know MG has nothing to do with this.
Ah, true communism. Beijing.
Just a few steps away.
Man, it was cold this day.
Christmas is almost as big a deal in China as here, but for strictly economic reasons.
