Get the most out of your Great Wall trip
by Penelope4
Mutianyu Wall is one of the favourite sections of the wall. You will enjoy the view without fear of falling down. The steps are not very high or steep. If you will walk it with an old or young companion, you won't have to be extremely careful with your steps. Still, I recommend that you take the cable car so you will enjoy climbing up and down the Great Wall. A one-way ticket costs 50 RMB but it is worth it. You will get to see a great view of the wall as the cable car moves up/down. And when you reach the platform, you will have the energy to explore the Great Wall itself.
I highly recommend Janet, my Tour Guide. She knows Mutianyu Wall by heart. Janet speaks English very well, has a sense of humour and will help make your trip unforgettable. You may reach her at 13011169462, janet_english@sina.com or lihui0807@yahoo.com My fondest memories of my trip to the Mutianyu Great Wall aside from the great walk and fantastic views: a) I and my Tour Guide rode in the cable car which has a notice written down "President Clinton was in this cable car" or something like that, b) I and my Tour Guide happily posed together only to find out that the tourist who took our photo did not include the Great Wall as a background. We ended up laughing so hard as we began to climb up the Great Wall.
City Wall
by nepalgoods
Like Xian Beijing once had a very big city wall. It has been torn down in the 1940s. But you can still see some remains of it: Qianmen-Gate and the Wall near the old trainstation. And this one: Deshengmen: an old gate in the north of the old Beijing.
Deshengmen-Gate is in the background. In front you see the small museum at the old lock. The ships of the emperors passed this lock on their way from the Imperial Palace (Forbidden City) to the Summerpalace.
Memory Cards are Fake Ones if They Are Cheap
by Susanna1975
an extra, empty bag to be filled with all the clothes you buy from Beijing good shoes, especially if you go to Great Wall of China - there is lot of walking prepare yourself with toilet paper and intimate wipes as there is not always toilet paper in public toilets and only hole in the ground as loo big memory card - there are sooo many photo opportunities
The Ming Tombs are scattered...
by margaretvn
The Ming Tombs are scattered over an area of 40 square kilometres, and are 50 kilometres northwest of Beijing in Changping country. They are the tombs of the thirteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty. They were built over a period of about 200 years from 1409 when Changling Tomb was started until about 1644 when Siling Tomb was completed. The underground parts of Ding Ling are the only one, which has been excavated so far and is open to the public. This is the tomb of the 13th Ming emperor Zhu Yijun and his two empresses. The tomb is 27 metres underground and is made up of five rooms and there are unearthed funeral objects on display. The Ming Tombs are open every day but I found that the whole thing had a bit of a circus feel to it with places where you could have your photo taken is costume of the Ming Dynasty, piped music everywhere and lots of souvenir stalls. The Royal road and the open tomb are interesting though.
Halloween?
by jenix8684 about Rui Fu
That’s Beijing Halloween Masquerade:
TBJ takes a leaf out of Lestat’s book and aims to attract Beijing’s classier creeps to sleek ‘n sexy club Rui Fu. This isn’t to say that we don’t encourage guests to come in all manner of costumes, from giant teddy bears to mandatory gimp gear. Mandatory? Okay, maybe that’s just me. To top it off there will be some great giveaways and, just for good measure, some free booze.
Tickets Pres-sale RMB 80, at the door RMB 100 - Comes with two free drinks
Door prizes for the first 300 people!
Dress to impress (or not) and enter the Costume Contest
Prizes Include:
Round trip international airline tickets
Motorola phones
Free ski trips and more!
www. thatsbj.com
www.clubRuiFu.com Whatever tickles your pickle.
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