Dear friends,
On my second day in Beijing, my friends and I went to the Forbidden City. It was so incredibly cold! At first I thought it was me, who just came from Taiwan where the weather is about 20 degrees Celsius, but when I checked the news, it was the coldest time of the year in Beijing; the temperature was -7 degrees Celsius and the windchill was -17 degrees Celsius (All below 20 degrees Fahrenheit)! Can you believe it?!

Two other Fulbrighters and I (Billy & Kate) were so cold, we had to find indoor museums or gift shops in the Forbidden City to warm up. We felt rather ridiculous, but everyone was doing that. Because it was so cold, there were not that many people at the Forbidden City. You'll see in this photo album, China Photo Set 1, that there's virtually nobody at this tourist attraction.

See more pictures here!

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