I'm in China for an internship work term and had a few free days in Beijing last week. I rented a bike for 40 Yuan and explored the city. A few days later I bought a unicycle and rode it across the city. Enjoy:

Yours truly:


The basket is handy for stashing the guidebook:


Tiananmen Square:


The wall of the Forbidden City:


Part of the walls are painted red. The corners of the walls are adorned with large towers:


Here's a frozen over lake to the west of the Forbidden City.


The bus is in the right most car lane. The rest of the road is the bike lane:


I got lost in the Hutongs:


I found this bird guy in the small square between the Bell and Drum Towers:


There are several of these traffic wardens at every intersection in downtown. They're very handy for asking directions: