An NPR correspondent got the rare chance to step outside the strict COVID quarantine bubble at the Beijing Games — and explore the 'real China.' Here's what she saw:
The Juyongguan Pass, part of China's Great Wall stands just roughly 30 miles from central Beijing.
Before arriving we were told there would be no"going out." No visiting tourist spots. No going for a famous Peking duck dinner at a neighborhood restaurant. Our experience of China would be limited to what we got to see inside our"closed loop." I knew not getting to experience"the real China" , Beijing's culture, or getting the time to talk to ordinary locals would be a loss. Not just for me, but others who were going to Beijing for these Games. But this was the Olympics. These restrictions were a price I was willing to pay.
The section of Juyongguan Pass open to us was completely closed off just for this visit. Police even halted traffic on the highway as we headed in two buses to our destination.
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