
So here it is, 5pm in the evening, and this is the sun out of my hotel window.
Hot, Humid, and not much to see! I am sure there are lots of sights, but I have only been in Beijing for 4 hours. I have heard on a good day, you can see the mountains, I saw the sun!
Last time I saw the sun like this was during the massive forest fire season when I lived in Colorado back in 2002, when there was a 68,000 acre fire about 30 miles south of where I worked. That should give a little perspective!