Beijing has more people than I thought

March 18th, 2010 | Filed under China.

Catching up on the news I missed while in Israel:

Beijing’s population has reached 22 million, according to China Daily. That’s a shit ton of people, about the same as New York City and its suburbs.
English with Chinese characteristics. Snarky Chinese.
This story about two guys who hitchhiked from Beijing to Berlin puts my Couchsurfing adventures to shame.