Drawing In China

The possibilities are endless

When I travel, I try to draw the cities I visit. Recently I was invited to travel to Beijing by the China Women’s Film Festival to speak about political cartoons and women’s rights. I wrote about it here. In this, the second part of writing about my journey, I share my drawings of the places I visited.

I arrived at night and was was scheduled to speak in the afternoon, so felt I really should make use of my time and go see something nearby.

After looking at a YouTube video of how to use the subway in Beijing, I walked a few blocks to the station closest to my hotel. On my walk, I saw what was to be omnipresent in Beijing: little vehicles and motorbikes.

I had decided to go see Tiananmen Square, which was a few stops from my hotel. The square is very big, and appeared to be blocked off to visitors, but I could see it from a distance.