Here I was at the Forbidden City of Beijing, and it was crowded as ever with the worst heat I've felt in years. Before we even bought our entrance tickets we had been haggled many times by potential "tour guides." Tourism in China is extreme. On the other side of the world we have extreme sports, while in Asia they have extreme tourism. Tour buses galore. Watch your eyes for umbrellas that never rise above nose level. Little girls are wearing head pieces of princesses. It's precious. Older women become very pushy. They're always pushy, but when it comes time for a touristy city that was once forbidden... they become vicious. One more thought; almost every male would have a DSLR camera in his hands. To them, they definitely think bigger is better.
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