The Flying Pigeon Project

Mystery Head Badge

I used to think that Phoenix had the most elaborate logo in Bicycledom. Not anymore. Recently I cam across this head badge.  A brass and enamel badge of a Beijing Opera mask with elaborate cut-outs. Brand unknown.  Still interesting and if anyone knows the brand. Let me know. It could be a self applied customization....in which case, well done!!!

The bike iteself ws quite nice too!

Flying Pigeon at Forbidden City

Some pics of my bike from around town. First, the gratuitous shot of the front of Forbidden City taken from the bike lane on the Tiananmen side of Chang An Jie. The secret here is to take the pic when the traffic light is red so no cars appear in the photo. At first, the police tried to move me along, but it was pretty obvious what I was doing, so I just waved my camera at them, and they waved back.

Next a shot from near the southwest guard tower.

From here you ride to the western gate of Forbidden City and pause for a minute of reflection.

But why stop there? Just keep going! Yes you can take a bike into Forbidden City...at least part of the way. This next is taken in the south forecourt BEFORE the ticket station.

Yep, Beijing has plenty of photo opportunities and is extremely bike friendly by western standards.