I continue to be surprised and enjoy how some cities become a completely different place from day to night. Beijing is one of those. At night the buildings fade in to the dark and the lights come on.
Quiet streets with old unpretentious buildings become sparkling hot spots that overwhelm your senses in lights. Add the labored pace of rush hour to the taxi ride and you get more than enough time to take it all in.
And at the same time you get to appreciate the great art of Beijing taxi driving - and the rhythm of the road - cars, trucks, bikes, carts and people. It's all there moving in and out and often in opposing directions all at the same time. Amazing how it all flows.
A full day of meetings spread throughout the city - but enough time was found to stop at a great local spot for lunch.
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