Could the chocolate fondant at Mare (Spanish restaurant focused on tapas and small plates) be the most famous dessert in Beijing? Read more about our Beijing eating experiences. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
It seemed as though every cat we saw in Beijing was prodigious like this one. Something special in the water? Or the food? © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Beijing's National Stadium, nicknamed the Bird's Nest, was still under construction when we visited in December 2007. Many of the surrounding roads and bridges were in similar states of partial completion. ..Everything was completed at the end of June 2008, in ample time for the Olympics (August 2008). © www.uncorneredmarket.com