Message from Clay Dube

[clay dube]

Hi Adele, Nice entry -- I liked the point you made at the conclusion of your piece. What was authentic on our trip? Who gets to decide these matters? What can we get from seeing/consuming authentic and inauthentic places/things? Is there a sliding scale of authenticity? The two shopping areas we strolled through were Liulichang and Qianmen. Our guide, Jean, had once had a shop in Liulichang.

Some might want to post photos from the day? What websites are available to introduce these two districts? Any news coverage of them?