The Beijing local made some decent food, and I was impressed that he and his wife were able to provide that much food to us, and for that, I wish to thank him for his generous hospitality.

A look of the wall as we drive towards it.

The staff passed the tea around for us to smell, and also poured us a sample of each one. The tea was good, but nothing too spectacular. That being said, I still got suckered into buying some green jasmine tea for my mom and brother...

I was surprised to see a tower quite far from the Forbidden City. I am still not sure what its function was.

A rock formation that looks sort of like a human face (if looked at properly). It was said to give prosperity.