Indianapolis Region Economic Development Blog

We arrived in Tiananmen Square on Saturday just about the same time as everyone else in Beijing, or so it seemed.  The vast open space -- reputedly the largest public square in the world -- was teeming with visitors, many of whom came to see the massive floats that had been part of the previous week's parade celebrating the country's 60th anniversary on October 1. 

The Chinese tourists were as interested in seeing us -- okay, some of us -- as we were in seeing them.  Apparently, they don't see too many tall blonde women in China, because when they do, it's time for pictures!!  And almost always, the people wanting the pictures were Chinese women (contrast that with the guys in our group who just wanted their pictures taken with the Denver Nuggets cheerleaders).  Don't know if they really have more fun or not, but blondes certainly have more photo ops.