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Safety: Crossing through Beijing street!
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  • Updated By Sally_chen on February 27, 2004
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  • It can be sometimes scary seeing how people in Beijing crossing the street! Many driver do not give priority to the walking people/bicycle , on the other side, people sometimes ignore the trafic signal and the car as well , go ahead anyway regardless the colour of the sign ! Always be careful while passing the street , don't follow those who ignore the traffic regulation (many of those are migrants from rural area , don't know how dangous it is) .Bear in mind that many of our drivers are new! Anything could happened. Have a safe travel!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Safety: Always stay calm
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  • By easyoar on November 25, 2004
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  • This is easier said than done especially with the language barrier, but if you get angry or aggressive people will immediately behave much worse towards you, and observers will believe you are the party at fault. I normally found that if things were awkward, but you stayed very very calm, and just made a pain of yourself by not going away and continually explaining what your problem was (I could only say Thank-you in Chinese and I did most of my Chinese trip alone), you could normally rectify the problem. Albeit rather slowly sometimes!

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    Safety: Pickpockets
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  • By DannoDavis on June 30, 2005
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  • beijing is crawling with pickpockets and con-artists man, i'm telling ya. i've had so many friends who have had their passports, wallets, or cellphones snatched that i couldn't count them all if i tried. sure, it will happen in the predictable places: shopping districts, on the bus or subway, touristy areas. but apart from that, you have got to be constantly vigilant wherever you are, whether it's at the supermarket, at the bathroom of a restaurant, or anywhere. just watch it. it happens sooo fast.

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    Safety: Popular tourist attractions - watch your wallets!
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  • By agaiax on September 6, 2004
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  • Crowds of people make theft easy. - Beijing
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    This is an old one, but can still happen to you! Be really careful when visiting most popular tourist attractions such as Temple of Haeven or Forbidden City. They are also the most common places to get mugged. So NEVER carry your wallet, documents and other important things in front pockets of your rucksack or your bag or in your pockets (even if they have zippers). Put those things somewhere REALLY safe.

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    Safety: BEIJING - PICK POCKETS
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  • By web_demon on May 21, 2007
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  • Beware of entering restaurants - gangs of thieves crowd you - usually with one in front, one on the side and two in the rear. The one in the front enters before you with the others crowding you from behind. The one in front then appears to change his mind and turns to get out creating a jam at the door. The crush results in your purse/wallet/backpack being picked with everything taken. My sister lost 4800 yuan this way in May 2007.


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    Safety: Crime in Beijing
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  • By qcash3 on July 21, 2006
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  • Beijing is a very safe city, especially in comparison with alot of other major cities around the world. When I was in Beijing the most common crime seemed to be petty theft, and while I was not a vicitim a friend of mine had her backpack stolen from right beside her chair in a KFC. Just remember to be aware of your surroundings at all times, and keep your valuables in your line of sight and you should be fine. Oh, and beware the traffic....cars stop for no one.


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    Safety: Thief
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  • Updated By MeToTheWorld on September 26, 2004
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  • Be careful if you taking a public bus, especially if they are full and they know you're foreigner (they will think you're rich). Other area is on tourist place as qianmen. Never put your bag on the back! There are too many people in Beijing - full of crowd. and police here is not much as help too,since they can't really speak english. so it is better prevent that everything too late happen. ************************************************************************** Well It happened to me, My mobile got stolen - so fast - still can't figure it out how got stolen. bad mood for few days ... Just be careful!

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    Safety: Crazy driving
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  • By colombian18 on January 30, 2006
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  • No offense to any Chinese People,but the roads in China have to be the most deadly in asia.The mix of bikes and cars does not work well-I witnessed a guy getting smashed by a car while on his bike.A car crashed into the back of ours in the centre of Beijing aswell.

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    Safety: Pretty safe city
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  • Updated By meteorologist1 on November 24, 2003
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  • inside Temple of Heaven Park - Beijing
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    Beijing is generally a pretty safe city. Of course it is a big city, and the capital of China, so I wouldn't rule out any concerns of danger. Should you face "danger", I think it's more of getting tricked, misdirected, and ripped off in terms of money than having a gun or knife put on your back. Chinese people don't like crime either. I do have to say that since there is a lot of people in Beijing, watch your belongings and use common sense.

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    Safety: Crime and Safety
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  • Safety - Beijing
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    The crime rate is not too bad in China and fairly low. Always be aware in crowded areas including transport, of petty theft such as pick pocketing and guard your valuables, keep your bags zipped and wallets out of hip pockets.

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