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465 Reviews A very serious advice: Pay attention to every detail of the explanation done by our guide (person or book), during the visit: that way you will find out that "peace and harmony" is the dominant...
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53 Reviews A Chinese bazaar Counterfeit clothes and sneakers Chinese souvenirs Spectacles Chinese (but not hand-made) kites : 100 RMB for 4 units, after 20 minute bargaining Handmade letter stamps with red ink:...
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203 Reviews In our way to Badaling we passed in another segment of the wall, with an interesting look - I think it was Nankou. Our guide took us further, to Badaling, I don't know exactly why. Maybe because the...
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345 Reviews The square is so big that even the important buildings at each side seem irrelevant. At the southern side, an austere building flanked by statues in the typical Chinese revolutionary style is the...
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51 Reviews A company called Four Colors Earth (FCE) makes long-sleeved men's Chinese modernised traditional dress. Not many clothes apart from the Mao suit makes a man here in China, but this one will. They are...
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60 Reviews I recently visited the Quanjude restaurant at Wangfujing in Beijing. This was the best Peking duck that I have had - the ambience was nice and the prices reasonable. A must do experience in Beijing!...
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28 Reviews Be careful.... Two hot girls and a guy approached me saying they want to learn English and be friends.... they seemed very nice and very educated.... they take me to a bar in the area and they took...
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Hongqiao Market (Pearl Market)
28 Reviews Ok, this market is good and large, but it's bit, not by much but a bit more expensive than the silk market, and less crowded, and the quality here is a bit better. but no matter what don't pay the...
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46 Reviews I had the same encounter as Dot_Dot. He called himself the "Shao Dong", young boss. Exact same story and I brought the 3800 jade bangle from him! Dot_Dot, who do u complain to? Any chance of getting...
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88 Reviews The Beijing Subway is a quick way to get around and it's cheap. But it can get PACKED at times. It doesn't even have to be rush hour! By the way, you'll never be able to park at Tiananmen Square, so...
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25 Reviews Sanlitun is one of the best know and most popular bar streets in Beijing. Sanlitun, which is also used to refer to the general area, is located in Eastern Beijing in the Chaoyang District and forms...
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5 Reviews and 908 Opinions Well, unbeknownst to me when I booked our stay at the Park Plaza Hotel during the Olympics that it...
6 Reviews and 1030 Opinions I stayed there in April of 2007 and was at first disappointed when the driver approached the...
53 Reviews The cheap way to get into the city from the airport (till the subway extension is available in 2008) is to take one of the airport shuttle buses. There are 5 services, going to different parts of the...
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From Bejing, in 1984, we visited the Great Wall at BaDaLing, which had mostly Chinese visitors; but in 2001, we were advised not to go to BaDaLing (which was...
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Q: I have booked a tour which includes Juyongguan Great Wall. I heard it's a steep climb though my kids are already 10 & 12. Is this...
A: We did a day tour to the Great Wall. Unfortunately I don't remember the point where the tour started. But though it was an organised tour, we were not taken to those...
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Here I am living in one of the most up and coming cities in the world and I take it for granted! I also find myself believing that to live here is just the same as living anywhere else in the world,...
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Beijing - Where Everything is Huge and Grand
I have visited Beijing three times so far: in October 2006, July 2004 and April 2008. During the visits, I have limited time for sightseeing so I did not manage to visit some of the famous tourist...
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Day 1 13 hours in the air and I was awake for maybe half of one. Glorious. Upon touch-down in Beijing I am wide-eyed and prepared for anything. Beaver greets me at baggage claim and ushers me into a...
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I have now been to Beijing twice. The first time I did the mandatory things like climb the wall and watch the flag raising at Tienamen Square. The second time I visited with friends and enjoyed the...
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