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Beijing is well known for its flatness and regular construction. There is only one hill to be found in the city limits.Like the configuration of the Forbidden City, Beijing has concentric "ring roads", which are actually rectangular, that go around the metropolis.

About Beijing

Beijing covers an area of 6,487 sq miles (16,801 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 17.5 million people being the capital and second most populous city in China. It is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and motorways passing through the city.

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Hong Qiao Market

This market is located in the south central area of Beijing, just to the east of the Temple of Heaven.  It is an indoor mall with a seafood market in the basement and about 3 floors up.  It is filled mainly with cheap electronic goods like portable CD players, vcd players, camcorders, batteries, sunglasses, electronics, household phones.  Even thermos flasks and tea jars.

The items for sale are less brand conscious and tend to be from real “no-name” Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Thai companies.  The quality does not look good but at the prices they’re going for, does it matter if it lasts just 6 months ?  You could often buy 10 of the items in question for the price of one real name brand in a department store.



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