I don't think Beijing needs any introduction from me -- except the smog. Last
time I was in Beijing (1990), the sky was clear, the air was not polluted.
However, things have changed quite a bit since then. This past year (1999),
I stayed at Beijing for two weeks and the pollution was so bad that I almost
got sick for the first time in ten years! I not only feel really bad for the
people who are living there, but also feel guilty for the people who built the
city hundreds, if not thousands, years ago.
