Tushuguan (Library) Rec. Center

Since I have been in class or preparing for classes, I have not done all that much sightseeing while in Beijing. The main thing I have done is eat at several really nice restaurants and driven around the city at night. N,ow that the weather has turned nice, I have walked around the area I am staying at a lot and sometimes the ordinary things in life can be the most interesting and rewarding.

My favorite local place to go to is the library across the street. I am sure the designer of the library did not intend this but the patio and fountain area in front of the library has turned into a local recreation park. The fountain is not turned on, so people use it to rollerblade and upper patio has people doing Thia Chi. sitting and talking, exercising, even taking their bird to, for fresh air.

Here are a few pictures I took on my walk this morning.