TOP1 Lots and lots of bicycles Beijing is the bicycle capital of the world. At least, at the time of writing. The bike remains a major mode of transport for most Beijing residents.

TOP2 Apartment living The style of Beijing housing appears dated to the western eye, but residents in Beijing treasure their community atmosphere.

TOP3 Newspaper billboards Maybe someone can write in and tell us why, but Beijing's newspapers are not only for sale on the street corner, you can view them for free underneath billboards throughout the city.

TOP4 Black hair and black eyes If you're a traditional looking western tourist, Asia is a place where you will stick out. No blond, brown, red, ginger, or other hair color unless its dyed.

TOP5 Bike-locked doors Another one of Beijing's great mysteries. The glass door held "securely" closed by a bicycle lock.

TOP6 New building construction Since Beijing has slowly been transforming itself into a modern world-class city. Old run-down apartment buildingsare being cleared to make way for huge new office and apartment complexes.

TOP7 Anti-road crossing barriers These things are three quarters the height of the average human and have a very ingenious design. Even if you are a 6 foot tall foreign visitor, it is no easy feat to climb over these things.

TOP8 Crazy English Unfortunately we are not referring to the popular Chinese book about learning spoken English. We are talking about the many examples of incorrect English words and phrases printed around Beijing.

TOP9 Tea jar Tea is the drink of choice in Beijing and it needs to be drunk as often as possible, no matter where you are or what you might be doing.

TOP10 Table sleepers One of the more amusing things to be seen in Beijing, at least for most western visitors, is to see Beijing residents happily sleeping whenever they get a chance.

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