Hey , nvr go buy tea from famous tea shop or there i one i think
called wat king of tea something lai dat , they will brew n let u
sample then ask u buy , they con you wan , infront of you ,they
will squeeze as much tea leave as possible , until the cap cannot
close , then they will tape it , but actually the tea leave are
different quality from what u drink.
If you into buying tea , do some research , which part of china and
where grow which type of tea , then go that part of china buy from
the tea leaves factory. If you got a china friend , ask them bring
for you. That what my dad alway do
Beijing Gou Bu Li Bao Zi - sad la , last time go nvr try
when you go for meal , remeber what thing u bring along , and keep
checking if you valuable still around , coz there alot pickpocket ,
and if you forget to take anything and recalled it 5min later
elsewhere , then prepare to say bye-bye , chances are the stuff
will be looted away. And no way to recover it , the finder wont
return one
If you find any bookstore there , one of the book most worth buying
will be beijing pratical tourist guide , sometime guide dun explain
fully , it better to do own research
If you'll lucky enough , you may have chance to see bing bao
(hailstone ??)
it can be as small as a grain of rice , may be as big as a tennis
ball
I update more when i can think of the rest ......