Beijing has 5 ring roads, and at this writing there may be more. It can take 2 hours to get to the 5th ring road if there is a lot of traffic. When I first visited Beijing in 2010 when my big sister was studying at Beijing Normal High School, it would have taken half the time and bicycle lanes were much wider. Now the car is commanding city streets. Seeing the tiny trucks that are no bigger than a wheelbarrow and the mopeds and bicycles is just one of the things that I love about Beijing. That and eating freshly roasted chestnuts!
Audrey