To offer a sister to my previous black-and-white pair of pics, Beijing at work, here are two snaps of Beijing residents in more playful settings..
Laobaixing exercise and relax in an activity park by the side of Beihai.
A visitor to the 798 art district looks at his photos, while a crushed face looks at him.
Alec Ash
I studied Mandarin in Beijing, where I began writing this blog in the Olympic summer of 2008