The classic Xiaolongbao, a ground pork dumpling with a rich broth inside. Normally to eat soup dumplings, people nip the crown (top) off, and drink the soup. After, you ate the dumpling itself, otherwise you'd burn your tongue off from the hot soup in the dumpling. This was great, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

A very needed cup of hot chocolate after the climb on the Great Wall.

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...

Another gate of the Forbidden City.

The Summer Palace never stops giving great views, especially with the famed Long Corrider.

A platoon of soldiers who patrol Tiananmen.