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A must see in Beijing these days has to be the 2008 Olympic Venues.
1. Beijing Olympic torch building.
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2. Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest.
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3. Inside the Bird's Nest.
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4. Inside the Bird's Nest.
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5. Inside the Bird's Nest.
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6. Beijing National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube.
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7. Inside the Water Cube.
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8. The Bird's Nest again.
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9. And the Water Cube.
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Some more food pictures before we leave Beijing. 10. Chao Gan (炒肝).
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11. Duck feet (鸭掌).
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12. Duck gizzard (卤鸭胗).
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13. Crystal Shrimp (水晶虾仁).
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14. Beijing Roast Duck (北京烤鸭) from Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant (北京大董烤鸭店).
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This was the first time I ate at Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant. I can see why foreign tourists like it better than Quan Ju De. It's cleaner, more modernly decorated, and the dishes were presented better. As for the taste, I couldn't say either one's was better than the other's. I was happy to eat at both places.
A side note, while we were eating at Da Dong, a waitress dropped a plate on the floor near us. As it was common in China that whoever broke something has to pay for it, I asked our waitress later if the poor girl had to pay for it, she said yes, and the plate cost over 100 Yuan, roughly a day's salary for them.
15. Duck blood, sheep stomach, and eel (毛血旺).
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16. Chongqing spicy chicken (辣子鸡). This was the hottest dish Dave had during this trip. He couldn't feel his lip when eating it.
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17. Shui zhu fish (水煮鱼). The picture doesn't do the bowl justice. There was a whole fish (~2.5 lbs) in the bowl, which was about the size of a small kitchen sink :)
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(To be continued)
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