Beijing Warnings Or Dangers

 17 Reviews  Well they have these in Japan, too and I hate them. Fortunately, a lot of places (in Japan) have modern ones. China not so much (actually I'd think hardly at all). On the other hand, it's better... 

 15 Reviews  Beijing suffers from extreme pollution that can hurt your eyes and make you cough，no doubt！ If you are lucky，after a heavy rain，the smog may clear for a day or two.... 

 12 Reviews  DONT GO TO BARS LIKE" PROPAGANDA BAR" ETC IN WUDAOKOU AREA CLOSE TO BLCU,,AS WELL IN SANLITUN,MY U.S FRIEND WENT TO TOILET IN PROPAGANDA BAR -WUDAOKOU ,CHINESE PEOPLE ASKED HIM WHERE HE IS FROM THAN... 

 10 Reviews  Beware of street traders giving you counterfeit notes in your change. Check the watermark and feel of any notes you are given. In the Summer Palace I bought some postcards from a hawker using the... 

 16 Reviews  I spent 5 nights in Beijing in March 2010 during which I made 2 purchases using credit card : one for hotel bill, the other in a well established restaurant well known for its peking duck. Both credit... 

 19 Reviews  At the some location somebody ( in my case two young girl at qianmen dajie) will asking you, where we are come from. Then, if we can't speak Chinese, she will speak English fluently. They want some... 

 12 Reviews  The Chinese Wall in July and August can be a very hot experience. I was there one day in August, and it was 40 C and no wind. Puh... Make sure you have enough water, or money to buy refreshments. The... 

 17 Reviews  Most common and the cheapest taxis in Beijing are Red Taxis. They are also officially licensed and you can check that by the large license-card with photograph of the driver on the dash-board. They... 

 22 Reviews  Be careful when crossing streets. Not onlky do you have to watch out for for the usual cars and buses, but also bicycles and scooters. These frequently dont abide by the rules as the 4 wheeled... 

 13 Reviews  BEIJING When travelling here in China it is immediately noticeable that locals tend to spit anywhere and anytime. Apart from it being really unhygenic it is a common custom practiced allover. The... 

 9 Reviews  CROWDS! Everywhere and every time. The great wall follows the rules, and it is a long stripe of people slowly gliding upon a rocky construction. No matter where you look, there is people. Try to... 

 10 Reviews  I was about to write " a nightmare" but it was a lye: not even that, only... impossible. Our only chance to access the wall in Badaling was to leave the bus more than 2 km before it, and walk along... 

 DennyP Says:  Beijing is one city that you are going to have to walk for miles every day you are out and about exploring the city. I found when I was in Beijing that it was... 

 solopes Says:  One thing that disappointed me in the Forbidden City was the emptiness of most of the visited rooms. I don't know if it is consequence of the cultural... 

 HispanicYob Says:  Be wary. No matter what time of year you visit Beijing, like any city capital with years of history, you'll find pushy vendors. Chinese vendors are really pushy... 

 t_cinanni Says:  Warning: foreign currency scams take place in legitimate banks. While we were waiting to see a teller, to make a foreign exchange transaction we encountered... 

 lindyz Says:  I was unclear as to what adaptor to take from Australia, so I took two. The one with 2 round prongs and one with 2 flat prongs. All Hotels we stayed at took the... 

 lindyz Says:  I was quite devastated the first time I got on a pc in China to learn that they have banned Facebook!!! I dont really know why, but a quick warning - that if... 

 lindyz Says:  Chinese traffic is more chaotic than any other country Ive been to. But the main difference we noticed was the blatent disregard for laws, stop lights and walk... 

 lindyz Says:  Im sure many people have done warnings about Chinese toilets before, so this will be not unlike the warnings! I will say that the toilets we encountered were... 

 lindyz Says:  Even at Hotels, they were stingy in providing toilet paper, mostly only giving us half a roll per day! And most if not all toilets provided toilet paper, so you... 

 lindyz Says:  If you dont speak some or fluent Mandarin, then your holiday in China is indeed going to be an adventure! Ours certainly was, and thats an understatement. Most... 

 lindyz Says:  Because our Hotel was central, we decided to walk to most attractions. Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Wangfujing Street were only about a 10 minute...