Beijing - Xian, China May 2017 - Beijing Donghuamen Night Market
A few travelers and myself set out to find the Donghuamen Night Market. We walked past it several times before we found it. It is located between Dong Hua Men Avenue and West of Wang Fu Jing. One can find a row of unusual food stalls. An array of Chinese food delicacies are on display with people bustling around to experience some new tastes. Items such as sheep's particular parts, offal soup, deep fried crickets, centipedes, silk worms, scorpions and lizards are available to eat on a stick. I ate at the McDonald's a couple blocks away.
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