Day 3 - Ma Hong Kai

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On Monday we had a formal opening ceremony. We were officially welcomed to Beijing Normal University by members of staff. We then had informal discussions with Chinese students. They told me where the local karaoke bar is - apparently the Chinese take karaoke very seriously, so that should be a good night out! I found out my Chinese name, so please call me Ma Hong Kai from now on. It means magnificent and victory!

Monday night was one of the best nights EVER! We went on the underground and it cost the equivalent of 20p! Every thing is so cheap in Beijing it’s unbelievable. We went to a night market and did some more haggling. We ended up buying junk and these ridiculous Chinese hats - the people at that stall saw us coming! It was really funny coming back on the underground. Some one bought a Mao Zedong alarm clock and it went off in a busy carriage.

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