Some highlights: a tourist market with lots of unique things to eat (including freshly deep-fried scorpions)..
Some street posters depicting information about Chinese socialist values..
A nice park near the Forbidden City, with these trees wrapped in plastic wrap (presumably to protect them from something? Or keep them moist??)
Lotus flowers in the park
Lotus + pagoda + boats + bridge
Looking into the Forbidden City from the park next to it. Note the illusion of it disappearing into the distance, thanks to the smog.
And the value of clear translation, from the restroom in said park:
