Dean and I have an apartment in Beijing now. It is a three bedroom, with one of the bedrooms used as a den.

Some advantages of this apartment compared to the one we had in Shanghai include:

Dishwasher – in the US, it is hard to imagine a home without a dishwasher, but in China, hardly anyone has one.

Separate washer and dryer – in China, most people have one machine that does both or just a washer. Most people here prefer to hang their clothes out to dry. Ironing is also very common as many people wear cotton clothes, especially in Shanghai. It is always easier to iron clothes that have not been dried in a dryer. My Scottish friend reports that dryers are one of the most energy sucking machines possible and suggests maybe dryers are an American thing.

20th Floor View – here in Beijing, we live in apartment number 20C. We lived on the third floor in Shanghai.

Pantry – I have never had as nice a pantry as the one I have here – great big with excellent storage including drawers and shelves.

Beijing as a City

Also see my Beijing visit page.
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We are regularly asked for a comparison between Beijing and Shanghai.

Beijing is historic in a different way than Shanghai. I think Shanghai is a great place to visit for the history of western influence in China. It is a fascinating city of interesting architecture, and a city of neighborhoods, like Chicago.

Beijing has important historic and government sites for China. You visit Beijing to go to the Great Wall, one of my favorite sites in the world. You can also visit the Ming and Qing dynasty temples and palaces in Beijing. Beijing is the capital, with Tiananmen Square at its center.

Food is also very different in Beijing and Shanghai – I’ll write more about this later as food is always one of my favorite topics. Simply said, people grow and eat different foods in the North of China than the South – just because weather is different.

Shanghai is an easier city for walking, though Beijing may be a good walking city too, I just may not know any good routes.

Would I like Beijing as much as Shanghai if I lived here? I don’t know. Shanghai is vibrant, so is Beijing, but in a different way. Beijing is a center of Chinese culture, Shanghai of international culture – they feel different when you visit.