On the eve of the 2008 Olympics, I really wanted to know more about our mysterious eastern neighbor - China. And so I privately decided to travel through the Celestial Empire, putting my subjective impressions on the pages of my diary. After reading which, you, the readers, will be able to bring this ancient culture one step closer to yourself, and if you yourself decide to travel to this country, then many of the tips, I hope, will serve you well. I apologize for the style; Here I am like an akyn - what I see, I sing about.