Frankie's Footprints

One Man's Visual Prayer for Global Solidarity & Peace.

Beijing

Welcome to China, the enigmatic homeland of tea, rice, silk, giant pandas, Confucius, the great wall, the terracotta warriors, and more. First stop: Beijing!

Arrival in Beijing

Temperature check on arrival.

ATMs are readily available and most have an English language option, so getting Yuan (the basic unit of the Chinese currency Renminbi) is no problem.

The choking Beijing smog is no joke.

Don’t drink the water!

Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square Guards

Meeting the Empress and Emperor in the Forbidden City

Getting Around Beijing

Zipping around by Rickshaw

Beijing Food & Drink

“Homely Style” Food

Beijing Street Scenes

Temple of Heaven

Doing Your Business!

Summer Palace