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Macao and Beijing on the Sly A European’s Impressions of His First Visit to China

Macao and Beijing on the Sly A European’s Impressions of His First Visit to China 　　I recently made a trip to China. Though I only had time to visit three places – Hong Kong， Macao and Beijing – the country made a deep impression on me. For one， it was nothing like I expected. I had arrived with a backpack and a good camera， hoping to capture some snapshots of traditional life in Chinese streets. But at the same time I suspected that the old ways had disappeared to make way for grand buildings and other symbols of newfound wealth. I couldn’t have been more wrong. For sure， the glitz and ritz are there， but by no means has it replaced street life. Everywhere I turned， I saw people taking advantage of public places to play strange （for me） musical instruments， practice Tai Chi and dance. Cars crowd the roads， but that doesnt mean locals have abandoned their bicycles. Seeing cyclists expertly weave their way through the traffic， sometimes balancing an infant on their lap， was both a delight and an affirmation that traditional China lives on. My first port of call was Macao， long a Portuguese colony before it was returned to China in 1999. I traveled there from nearby Hong Kong. My first impression of the coastal cities actually smacked me in the face as I stepped out of Hong Kong airport – the air. Its heavy， hot and humid. In summer， you can almost see it. Though Macao and Hong Kong are located only just south of the Tropic of Cancer， they boast a humid subtropical climate. I boarded a ferry to Macao from the Hong Kong ferry terminal. The two special administrative regions are 60 kilometers apart， but the ferry covered the distance in no time at all. Looking out of the window， we felt like we were flying. We almost were – the ferry was a hydrofoil， its hull rising far out of the water at full speed. I disembarked amid jostling crowds. Most were businessmen who headed to Macao from Hong Kong to try their luck in the casinos. They hit the tables i