While in Beijing, we visited the Wu Mei Mini-Mart, which is like the Chinese folks' equivalent of a Wal-Mart. By which I mean that's where the everyday folks go to buy their food and necessaries. It ain't neat, and it ain't pretty. But oh, the things you can buy!

Outside there's a kite market, along with people cooking and selling a few items like ice cream and cold drinks. JW spent some time practicing his Zhongwen with a guy who was making noodles.


Inside, there was a market-type place, where people brought in their produce to sell. We got some pears and grapes, and some candy as well. Unfortunately, lychees are out of season, so I tried to get some lychee-flavored gummy candy. What I bought tasted like sweetened car joint grease.