More Beijing Photos

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The photos in this blog entry show a different side of Beijing, China than the photos in my last entry. Beijing is a huge place and has many different sides to it. The first pictures here were taken in the ultra-modern district of Chaoyang, which is adjacent to the older neighborhood where my apartment is. Chaoyang is home to many office buildings, as well as a good chunk of Beijing's expat population. I actually looked at some apartmets in this area, but preferred the older Hutong neighborhoods in Dongcheng instead.

The second half of the photos are from a hike I took on Jiufeng Mountain in one of the rural districts of Beijing. Beijing municipality, as it is often translated, covers a huge geographic area and includes several rural districts that are quite far removed from the big city atmosphere found in the urban core. To the North and West of the city are several mountains that are relatively accessible by Beijing's city bus system. I took these photos during a day hike here








Stay tuned for more pictures soon

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Photos

Canal near Apt.
Taken at the end of February in Doncheng, Beijing.

New Buildings in Chaoyang
just across the 2nd ring road from my apartment is Chaoyang - a very modern district of Beijing

Chaoyang
One of the other apartments I looked at was on this street

CCTV tower
this building is actually about 40 stories high. Its a lot bigger than this picture makes it look.

Poor air day
Walking to my Chinese class on a poor air day. This actually wasn't the worst air day, but it certainly wasn't the best.

Smog
this was taken the last week of February

Signs of Spring
In the last week these buds have appeared in the trees near my apartment

Signs of Spring
taken this morning - 10 March near my apartment in Yonghegong

Beianhe
Beianhe village is located in the rural part of Beijing, Beijing is not just a city, but a huge administrative district that includes many outlying rural areas. This village is only about 30 km /20 miles from the urban core though.

Jiufeng Mountain
On a clear day you can see this mountain from the city. This can be reached using Beijing's public bus system.

Pagoda
This mountain has been attracting pilgrims for centuries, and has many recently restored pagodas and pavillions.

Rooftop and ridegline
There are many mountains to the North and West of Beijing.