ChaoYang Park

Beijing natives love their parks and one of the most popular one is the ChaoYang Park www.beijingguide2008.com/chaoyang_sun_park_beijing/chaoyang_park_beijing.html

We went to the park last weekend together with my brother in law and his family. This is the first time I have been inside the park and realised how big the place was ! covering 3,000 square kilometers, its has huge amusement parks, sport stadium, beach volley ball (used by the 2008 olympic games) soccer field, basket ball court, swimming pools,lakes and even a nature reserve !

It was early summer time in beijing so the weather is pretty humid and I was sketching this beautiful carousel under the shade.

ChaoYang Park

Beijing natives love their parks and one of the most popular one is the ChaoYang Park www.beijingguide2008.com/chaoyang_sun_park_beijing/chaoyang_park_beijing.html

We went to the park last weekend together with my brother in law and his family. This is the first time I have been inside the park and realised how big the place was ! covering 3,000 square kilometers, its has huge amusement parks, sport stadium, beach volley ball (used by the 2008 olympic games) soccer field, basket ball court, swimming pools,lakes and even a nature reserve !

It was early summer time in beijing so the weather is pretty humid and I was sketching this beautiful carousel under the shade.

Thursday, May 19, 2011
Mrs Shanen's Bagel




This is our favorite breakfast place, Mrs Shanen's , serving good bagels. Located among the old farm houses in Shunyi North district 5 Kaifa Jie Xibaixinzhuang. This Shunyi staple is run by a Chinese-American native of Brooklyn, New York. The restaurant also runs a organic farm nearby and grow most of the ingredients needed. Besides, we can also buy organic egg, carrot, various type of herb as well as freshly made peanut butter.

Mutianyi Great wall

Located in Huairou County about 45 miles from Beijing, Mutianyu Great Wall enjoys a long history and is part of the glorious culture of China. It connects Juyongguan Pass in the west and Gubeikou Great Wall in the east.

Mutianyu Great Wall winds 1.4 miles through lofty mountains and high ridges, many sections of which are made of granite.

I brought my sister-in-laws for a weekend visit and as usual since I was up there so many times, I decided to wait the the carpark at the foot of themountain sketching this piece.

Famous Huairou chestnut & dried fruit

Drove to Huairou District, about 75km north east of Beijing city with some relatives for a taste of local food. We reach a small town called WeiDianCun, famous for their chestnut. The villager here grow other type of fruit as well and most of them are made into dried fruit snacks. There are several long counters on both sides of the HuaiHuang Expressway, filled with a variety of dried mango, pear, dried apple, walnuts, chestnuts and so on.

INSIGHT BOOKSTORE

New book store at 798 arts district called 'Insight Book shop'

http://blog.sina.com.cn/insightbook

The interesting thing about this shop is that some books maked 'Collection' are not for sale. The shop attendant said those book belongs to the owner and they are not for sale.

Coffee is good here and since the shop is located at the corner of a street in the arts district, it has a good view o

At Cafe 798 arts district

The Dashanzi Art District, also known as the 798 Art District or Factory 798, is named after the 798th factory built in the 1950s in a part of Dashanzi in the Chaoyang District of Beijing . The art zone covers an area of 0.6 square kilometre AT Café: A fashionable café whose notable feature is a bare-brick dividing wall punctured by massive holes, AT serves as the unofficial canteen for the artists and gallery staff who work in the area.