beijing subway eat fresh

It is always a new experience taking a ride on another country's rail system. The Beijing Subway was no exception.

Built in the 60s and originally planned to be used during wartime, the Beijing Subway is now the second largest underground railway network in China, second only to Shanghai. With lines to the airport and serving the Olympic venues, the Beijing Subway helps to ease the traffic on the ring roads on the surface. Even at this moment new extensions and lines are being built.

Regardless of distance, each trip costs 2 yuan. No wonder the staff gave me a weird look when I told him I wanted to buy a ticket to a particular station. Me noob :P

The only thing I find inconvenient on the Beijing Subway is that there are mandatory security checks at all station entrances. All bags have to go through the x-ray machine. Taking the subway feels like catching a flight.