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Close to our Hotel is the silk-market and we are on a shopping tour for souvenirs. 5 floors of tiny shops full of stuff, toys, clothing, suitcases, watches, kitchen items etc. The scarf looks good and we bargain as said in the travel-book. Deal done. That reminds me, Chinese do not expect a tip, not in Taxis, Restaurants etc only the western Hotel staff is different, not all but some open their hand.
We visit the Hutongs again where we missed out on a few attractions due to rain, now it is warm and sunny.
Last day, good weather again and we are brave enough to take the subway to the summer palace across the city. We almost failed at the ticket machine, a friendly young Chinese took my money and got us the tickets. 2 Yuan for 1 hour in the underworld. The summer-palace has a huge park with lakes, islands, boats and artistic gardening. We spend all day there and we are proud of us that we managed to go back by subway without any help only that at this time there a more people in the train, it is getting tight but we have a good overview due to size.
We like Beijing and our 5 days of intense sightseeing. Tomorrow we are leaving for Hong Kong.