NaNo in China!

So I'm now over 20% done. During this process my MC (main character) is recalling time spent in Beijing, China. Unfortunately for me, as the author, I have never been to China and know very little if anything about Beijing. Luckily for me, there is Google! So, I spent some time today doing a little research. Don't worry not too much, but things like common Chinese names and current issues that affect Chinese people, especially in Beijing. I found a few links:

This first link is sad, it is about the plight of the common person there, it was done by a British journalist...oh don't worry, it definitely got some time in the novel: China's Olympic Lie

This next link is interesting...did you know there was an Underground City in Beijing? I didn't but it plays well into my plot!

So it is onward push...less than 40,000 words to go!