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Beijing, July 12, 2013 Leaving the hazy city of Jinan, we board the 7AM flight to Beijing, the notoriously polluted tier 1 city of China. Unlike any other cities, Beijing has been developing at a lightning rate. No where else have I seen the city extending up to 6 ring roads. The norm is 3, though Chengdu has expressed a good sense of humour when developing ring road 2.5. Having heard about the unbearable pollution of Beijing on the news which sees expat families flock out of

Jinan, July 11, 2013 Having met some local Shandong-nese before who are super proud of their Confucius hometown, I can’t help but building some speculation about Shandong on this trip to Jinan, the next key city after Qingdao in Shandong province. We touch down at Jinan airport on schedule, which to me is incredible for China. Obviously the law says that all flights have to complete boarding on time. What a law! The only tiny issue is that you never depart on time. You are ma