Tonight the school took all the teachers to the Beijing Opera downtown. There were two shorter acts and one longer one, complete with acrobatics, sword dancing and English subtitles like the one in the title above. Beijing opera sets are simple, but the costumes and makeup are much more elaborate.
As Brian and I exited the theater, however, there was a brief moment of uncertainty ("Quick, find someone from our group so we can follow them." "Do you recognize anyone from our group?" "Um..."). We were reasonably certain we boarded the right bus, and fortunately we were right.
China Fun Fact: By 2020 Beijing's subway system will overtake London's as the longest in the world, at 561 kilometers. Line 5, which runs north-south, will open later this month, and at least two more are scheduled to launch before the Olympics.
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