Photos from Beijing, China.

The Beijing skyline. This photo was taken as we went around one of the circular ring roads around Beijing.

The Beijing skyline. This photo was taken as we went around one of the circular ring roads around Beijing.

Skyscrapers in downtown Beijing.

Skyscrapers in downtown Beijing.

Residential tower blocks in downtown Beijing.

Wumart store, I did wonder if this was the Chinese version of Walmart.

Glass tower block in Downtown Beijing. I think these were probably offices.

Heavy traffic & tall tower blocks in downtown Beijing.

Heavy traffic on a roundabout in downtown Beijing.

Rush hour traffic in downtown Beijing.

I think this busy signpost in downtown Beijing was above an underground car park.

A young boy eating lunch sat in a tuk-tuk in Beijing.

A footbridge above a busy downtown road in Beijing.

Girls on a moped in downtown Beijing. This made me laugh, the girl felt that because of the smog she had to wear a facemask but didn't think a helmet was necessary.

Pedestrians, mopeds & tuk-tuks all try to fight their way through traffic at a pedestrian crossing in downtown Beijing.

Skyscrapers in downtown Beijing. The design & the way they looked like they were hanging over was very clever. The hotel I stayed at was in between these buildings.

Power plant chimneys rise to the sky in Beijing.

Power plant chimneys rise to the sky in Beijing. On the left are the chimneys & to the right of the photo you can see tower blocks homing Beijngs workers. I couldn't believe how close the power plant was to residential homes.

Residential tower blocks being built next to the power plant in Beijing.

Traffic & buildings in downtown Beijing.