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'the forbidden city', esp. in the night of autumn, to
watch a play, and eat beijing traditional snake food shopping with friends, eat chinese food , meet some old friends, and spent times with my dear grandma
Yun Gang Business Hotel
No.68 Hua Yan Bei Li, Yayuncun, Chaoyang District, Beijing, Beijing Region, 100029, China
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Festivals or local holidays in August.
Hi all,
As I am planning our trip, I wanted to learn if there are any festivals or holidays in the month of Aug. in this city. I think it would be fun and more colorful to be in a city in a festival (some of my best experiences have been stumbling into a parade in a small city) and some times its downright bad timing to be in others on a particular national or local holidays.
Could you enlighten me if there are such days in August, both a must be there and must be avoided. Thank you so much!
Ken
Re: Festivals or local holidays in August.
Unfortunately, no any festival in August Beijing. Unless you change your schedule to October. The Mid-autumn-festival 2009 is on Oct.3, and the National Day is Oct. 1, the 60 anniversary celebration of National Day will hold a great parade at Tiananmen Square.
Re: Festivals or local holidays in August.
It's 60 years celebration, it will be a fantastic time to be there. Though, it will also be extrememly crowded.
Re: Festivals or local holidays in August.
That sounds amazing but unfortunately we cannot go in Oct.
I'm really bummed to miss that celebration since I LOVE fireworks and really want to go when there is a chance to see Chinese fireworks. =(
Thank you both!
Re: Festivals or local holidays in August.
No such holidays or festivals in August.
Travel Tips for Beijing
Eating and Drinking - "how to behave" ;-)
There are several rules if you are invited for a formal lunch or dinner at on of your business partner institutes, which you should try to obey:
1) the highest ranking person will sit at the center place of the table - usually the chair, where you face towards the door. He / she will chose this chair first and the others will not sit down until asked to do so. He will tell the other memebers of the party where to sit and will place the second and third highest ranking member of the opposite party (foreign visitors etc.) next to him.
2) Clean your hands with the hot towels, which are served. Even if you have a cold: don't blow your nose in public or during lunch / dinner
3) The first toast will be spoken by the head of the table. It is then expected that you toast back sometime thereafter. Say some nice friendly sentences and then lift your glass. Don't drink beer or whine without toasting. It is not commom - like in Europe - that everyone just sips on his beer. Either all drink together or you sip your tea or juice.
4) If a new dish is served on the table it will always be tried first by the head of the table. Then he will turn the glass-tray for others to eat. Sometimes he will offer the first bite to his highest ranking guest.
5) Often, rices or noodles are only served in the end and only on demand. Try to eat slowly because at official banquetts there will be a lot to come. Soup is the last course and indicates that the meal will be finished soon
6) Keep the conversation pleasant. Heavy political topics, cultural misunderstandings or worrysome business issues are not a good topic during lunch or dinner.
7) The Chinese cuisine is really the most excellent I have ever tasted. Even if you are unsure: taste everything, mostly you will really like it and will miss out if you dont give it a try.
8) Chpstick-DONTs: dont hold them in a closed fist, dont lick their tips, dont be picky and look for the best piece of meat on the plate, dont use them to shov dishware around,
The Great Wall of China from Jinshaling to Simatai
The approximately 10 kilometers from JINSHANLING to SIMATAI is spectacular. Unlike other sections of the wall that are crowded with tourists and vendors, this stretch is in its original condition. The hike takes 4.5 to 5 hours (depending on your physical conditions) and includes 31 towers. The views are breath taking.
Locals will try to fallow you in order to sell some souvenirs, and also work as a kind of guide. My experience tells that if they spoke good English that might no be a bad idea at all, so you can ask some questions about the wall and get to see things that you probably would miss if you were on your own, like the name of the soldiers that helped build the wall, engraved on the bricks in certain locations.
You should take your time, enjoy it as much as you can, breathe in the whole experience and keep the memories for the rest of your life.
Just about everything!
Hongqiao is a Beijing shopping favourite, not because it is relaxed but because it has just about anything you could possibly want. However, with the recent crackdown on fake branded products, many of these are carried under the counter.
Hongqiao is known for its pearls and there are plenty of pearl shops here: do remember that these are freshwater pearls though, which are a lower quality than saltwater pearls!
Although the ground floor (and the basement fish stalls) are a seething mass of people al day every day, the crowds get less as you go higher up. There are some classy shops on the upper floors.
Note that several buildings nearby are now part of an 'extended' Hongqiao and you may get better bargains there.
There is a shop around the corner (actually behind the main Hongqiao - entrance where the car-park ramp comes out) which has vast amounts of toys, electronic games, sports goods and stationery. You name it, they have it. There are some nice silk tablecloths and napkins on the ground floor.
Hongqiao is also good for binoculars. If you behave like a ditzy tourist, you will pay ditzy tourist prices. The trick is to know the going China rate for things, which is difficult to know unless you live here. Push hard, and walk away at least once.
Durtie Nellies #2
With the demolition of the original Durtie Nellies on Sanlitun Nanjie, the Durtie Nellies by the Third Ring Road at the Lufthansa Centre is the only Durtie Nellies.
Durtie Nellies is like any Irish "pub" around the world outside Ireland. It is stacked full of Irish-themed memorabilia, including in this case a hand-painted portrait of Michael Collins which should keep the British expats happy (errrr!!).
Durtie Nellies is a bit unusual in Beijing in that it is generally free of the "night-life" found in other business expat visitor-laden haunts. This makes it a pace where you can sit back and eat, drink, read, listen to the music on your own without being hassled.
If you like big, noisy crowds, Durtie Nellies is a bit hit-and-miss. The pool table and the darts board brings in groups which livens the place up, and Durtie Nellies seems to attract locals as well as expats (unlike the other similar bars) which makes it a nicer place.
The food can be a bit hit-and-miss as well, and I have had the worst Irish stew ever here. Normally the food is acceptable, if a bit insipid. It's a mellow place rather than a raucous pub, but it is friendly, you can meet locals and expats easily, and it is "comfortable".
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