This is only a part of the local government admin building, there are 4 of the silver things surrounding a dome. The whole place is 800m long



The main road goes over a bridge that spans ring road 2 and a train track. I did ride it once, but with two lanes of expressway speed traffic leaving to go to the airport and two more lanes coming onto the bridge, it was hairy and I wont do it again, so I go under.



and along some nice brick lined streets



The traffic rules here take some getting used to, but offer a lot of flexability in your approach to dealing with others. Despite crazy stuff happening regularly I have yet to see any evidence of road rage.

There are a number of obstacles for the cyclist, I will try to collect some pics over the next two weeks.

I often think that China doesnt look much like China.

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