{"id":2155,"date":"2009-05-07T05:55:39","date_gmt":"2009-05-06T21:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianramblings.com\/?p=2155"},"modified":"2009-05-07T05:55:39","modified_gmt":"2009-05-06T21:55:39","slug":"beijing-hang-tight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/beijing-hang-tight\/","title":{"rendered":"In Beijing China: Hang On Tight!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2154\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/hang-on-tight-edit.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2154\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/hang-on-tight-edit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/hang-on-tight-edit.jpg?fit=400%2C551&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,551\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 40D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1241237044&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hang On Tight!\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;An image of a young Chinese couple on a bicycle. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A young Chinese on a Bicycle&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/hang-on-tight-edit.jpg?fit=218%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/hang-on-tight-edit.jpg?fit=400%2C551&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2154\" title=\"Hang On Tight!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/hang-on-tight-edit.jpg?resize=400%2C551\" alt=\"A young Chinese on a Bicycle\" width=\"400\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/hang-on-tight-edit.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/hang-on-tight-edit.jpg?resize=218%2C300&amp;ssl=1 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young Chinese couple on a Bicycle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;m in Beijing, as one of the text books I use says, &#8220;The center of politics and culture.&#8221; I have no idea how much time I will have to see the sights, some I hope. 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