After the trip to Dong Men, we hopped the subway over to Hua Qiang Bei for lunch and to check out the expansive PC Mall – where you can buy any electronic component imaginable. The prices are sometimes good, but for mainstream computer electronics, like hard drives and video cards, the prices are a little higher in China. Oh yeah, then there’s all the pirated and cracked software.

For our visiting colleagues from America, I picked the Chairman Mao restaurant. I didn’t realize, but Mao was from the Hunan province and I’m a big fan of Hunan food. Unfortunately for some, that means ‘spicy’. We were able to manage the spice well though and everyone enjoyed the lunch.

(above l-r) Quality spicy shrimp on wooden sticks, Mao’s broad shoulders (a little too broad?).