I was going through some of my China photos and found these. I took them during the stopover in Beijing after the March.


Forbidden City


Entrance to the Forbidden City. I thought the doors were fascinating.

I found Beijing overwhelming. It's big, noisy and dirty. It's a burgeoning metropolis, one which is struggling to bridge the gap between modernity and its past.

The first few days in Beijing were tough. But I learned that the less I resisted, the easier it was to accept the people, culture and life in Beijing.


Tiananmen Square


One of the monuments at Tiananmen Square


More of the Square

 A senior colleague told me that "one shouldn't judge a country by its capital city" and I agree. My fondest memories of China are of my time spent at the Gobi Desert.

I intend to return to Beijing someday. I wonder what surprises await me then...