This entry will be brief because I am tired. If possible, I did want to generate one entry during each day of our visit. We had dinner this evening in the Great Hall of the People. It was a unique experience, but we got back to our hotel late. Cindy updates her blog when she travels and she did her entry first. Now it is my turn and things are starting to get a bit fuzzy.
One initial observation – among the people who talk with us here, there seems to be an interesting ability to focus on positive things and avoid processing contrary information. We are staying in an upscale hotel and must be reminded not to drink the water. It strikes me as strange that I have great high speed Internet access and have to remember not to pick up the glass and fill it from the tap.
The smog which I assume is one by-product of a tremendous economic up turn must also be a significant health hazard.
I am thinking that the opportunity allowed some to exercise greater personal economic freedom is the reason for the perspective that much more is now possible. By the way, there is a plan to fix the smog problem in time for the olympic games. I was trying to imagine what it would like to run a distance in today’s conditions. The solution is simple – move the large industries that produce pollution out of the city. Not simple to accomplish, but they think on a grand scale here.
