Pumpkins & Dynamites- ie Biking outside of Beijing

Beijing offers some great biking opportunites, but given the pollution level in the city, it was time to get out. I had to make my way to Beijing for work and stayed there for the weekend. The bike operator took us to MiYun north of Beijing. Beautiful views, gentle slopes, many tunnels to ride through. Came across a mad old man sitting on a donkey cart loaded with pumpkins and dynamites. He had the dynamites ready to go off if we wanted some entertainment, which he did - for the Chinese tourists...