December 18, 2007 So this first entry is going to be non-linear, because I simply can't wait to share this awesome photo of a street-sign in Beijing near the Forbidden City. While most of us who arrive in Beijing expect to see a city that smashes together old and new- along with the famous Beijing smog that makes every day seem at least a bit cloudy- living in this city of paradoxes chronological and otherwise is very different proposition. Frantically searching for a taxi at 11 PM outside the Forbidden City and seeing all taxis full, Fang and I started walking quickly towards the main road. As we were walking, we saw this sign and I decided we must photograph it. If you look closely at the graphics, you'll see that it prohibits these bicycle rickshaws
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