可爱的加拿大姑娘超激动中国游：第一天：北京的夜晚！
<p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slowest">slowest</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>在飞机上经历了漫长的电影马拉松后，我终于一脚踏上了中国首都北京的土地。</p><p><span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pandas">pandas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 20 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="the">the</span> 9 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="braced">braced</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>.</p><p>北京，2008年奥运会的举办城市，拥有至少一对大熊猫，以及2000万人口。这几乎就像是将整个加拿大的人口全部塞进同温哥华一般大小的空间里。我，我很肯定与我同行的其他9人也跟我一样，已经准备好迎接即将到来的巨大文化冲击。</p><p><span word="Admittedly">Admittedly</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="details">details</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Pretty">Pretty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>-<span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="boulevards">boulevards</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="storys">storys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="squished">squished</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>. <span word="Huh">Huh</span>? <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="core">core</span>? <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="I">I</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="importantly">importantly</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>?</p><p>无可否认，我的第一印象是在夜里，所以我实在无法描述出具体细节，但从机场开往酒店的大巴上向外望去，它看起来只像一个中等规模的城市。沿着宽敞的林荫大道向前行驶，两旁的景色漂亮却乏味。值得奇怪的是几乎所有建筑都没有超过20层，不像香港那样全部挤压在一起。嗯哼，莫非我打开的方式不对？北京不应该是超级拥挤的吗？但它现在看起来就像温哥华，就像在市中心外面？我到底在哪儿？更重要的是，传说中的人山人海在哪儿？</p>
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