We decided to explore the area south of Tian'anmen and found the Police Museum along the way. It was a 4 floor exhibit with all sorts of paraphernalia related to police work; from the Qing and Ming dynasties to present day. There was also a memorial wall to the policemen that had been killed in the line of duty. Unfortunately, there was no English translation for the situations in which these 8 men perished. What interested us both is where there was an English translation and where there was only Chinese. We can't be sure, but it seemed that when bad things happened after 1949 then there was no English translation, but again, we are not absolutely sure of that.
One thing for sure was that we are glad we didn't live during the dynasties, as corporal punishment was brutal and definitely not swift. They had photos, particularly graphic ones, of means of dispatching of criminals. Slow slicing, the photo is of a prisoner bound hand and foot, having parts of this torso and legs slowly sliced off, I would imagine that exsanguination would happen very slowly and thus very painful. Yikes!
After this we found the Railway Museum a short way away. What was interesting was that this museum housed in a former railway station, was more static and less engaging than the Police and Museum. The bes exhibit was in the basement where they had "sand tables" of the routes that certain trains take over China. For one, the route from Beijing to Shanghai, was accompanied by a movie which showed the train moving along its route and pulling into many of the architecturally striking stations.
After this we wandered down the street going east, and found the alley that led to Li Qun, and instead of going right, we went left. We found a residential area that had many restaurants and we narrowed it down to 2, a spicy one, and a Brazilian one. We choose the Brazilian one and what a find!
It was an all you can eat chiascurria with an appetizer and dessert bar. But the best, and I mean the best, was that there was a "floor show" with dancers for entertainment. And all of this for 98 yuan, or less than $15! Also, beers were 8 yuan, just over $1. Needless to say, we found ourselves quite "happy" and I got pulled up into the floor show! It was a hoot. We toddled on home and had a good sleep.
I am trying to add embarrassing photos of me dancing, but am having trouble getting them to add them to the blog. It seems the platform only has a couple of choices and I have not figured out how to get things into those choices easily.
One thing for sure was that we are glad we didn't live during the dynasties, as corporal punishment was brutal and definitely not swift. They had photos, particularly graphic ones, of means of dispatching of criminals. Slow slicing, the photo is of a prisoner bound hand and foot, having parts of this torso and legs slowly sliced off, I would imagine that exsanguination would happen very slowly and thus very painful. Yikes!
After this we found the Railway Museum a short way away. What was interesting was that this museum housed in a former railway station, was more static and less engaging than the Police and Museum. The bes exhibit was in the basement where they had "sand tables" of the routes that certain trains take over China. For one, the route from Beijing to Shanghai, was accompanied by a movie which showed the train moving along its route and pulling into many of the architecturally striking stations.
It was an all you can eat chiascurria with an appetizer and dessert bar. But the best, and I mean the best, was that there was a "floor show" with dancers for entertainment. And all of this for 98 yuan, or less than $15! Also, beers were 8 yuan, just over $1. Needless to say, we found ourselves quite "happy" and I got pulled up into the floor show! It was a hoot. We toddled on home and had a good sleep.
I am trying to add embarrassing photos of me dancing, but am having trouble getting them to add them to the blog. It seems the platform only has a couple of choices and I have not figured out how to get things into those choices easily.
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