Recently, I saw the grim picture of a half-deserted Qianmen, the once bustling shopping area in Beijing, China just outside Tiananmen Square. It is a sad reminder that Covid-19 pandemic not only kills people but also businesses.
Qianmen was my favourite place to visit during my tour of duty in Beijing years ago as I found Wangfujing, the world-famous pedestrian shopping area there too commercialised... too touristy, you may say.
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