Taking the good with the bad, it's not actually ugly
Like all papers, we report "bad news" about China - things like rampant piracy, toxic food and 18 people passing by an injured child. On Saturday, Kira went to a music festival on the outskirts of Beijing, enjoyed rock god Xu Wei's performance and fought with light sabers, before a thunderstorm arrived and we all packed into our cars and abandoned The Jesus and Mary Chain to battle the storm. The China Music Valley International Music Festival is also known as the Pinggu Music Festival because the local government sponsors it in the hope of being recognized as a "new base" for the music industry. We are in restaurant heaven, only the soccer is bad, and there are wows like the Panjiayuan antiques market, 798 art zone and the Temple of Heaven that you won't find anywhere else.
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