The Zoo

I went to this big zoo the other day with some friends. The actual zoo itself was pretty lame, not really worth the 80 kuai entrance fee. There were so many people, though, it's unbelievable. Because it was May holiday, and because there are so so so many people in China, it was absolutely packed. Getting the bus back at the end was a nightmare. As the bus pulled up, people would see the number and crowd round the front of it, running alongside waiting for it to stop, then push and shove like starving animals trying to get on. At the 4th time of asking, we piled on. Completely rammed, of course, until half the people decided they were on the wrong bus and piled off it again.

After, we went into Xi'an to a popular street with eatieries and such like, our Chinese friend bought us loads of local foods to try, and insisted on paying. Only this 100% glucose soup thing was inedible, the rest was really good. Again, the street was absolutely rammed with people, I was literally (using the word correctly) having my toes stepped on. Everywhere, all the time, are loads and loads and loads of people.