| Page Views: 3,555 Last Visit to Beijing: March, 2003 | Great China by Gard - last update: Apr 20, 2003 |
We came to Beijing on March 15th 2003 and we stayed there for about a week. I have posted a long travelogue that includes most of our activities in Beijing. |
| Great wall of China at Simatai |
|  | Conclusion I didn’t really have any expectations for Beijing and I have to admit that I was surprised in a positive way. Beijing has quite a lot to offer when it comes to sights, history and attractions. So if you are able to ignore the traffic, the pollution and the people that are trying to sell you all sorts of stuff everywhere Beijing deserves to by visited for quite a few days. Do not miss going to the Great Wall! Be sure to go there on a nice clear day so that you can enjoy the amazing view. And if possible: try to go to a part of the wall that is not visited by everyone else (read Badaling). Another attraction that should not be missed is of course the Palace museum / Forbidden City. Be sure to get a guide or rent the audio guide so you can get some information on the different buildings. |
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| Pros: | "Lots to see and do, the great wall, Forbidden City" | | Cons: | "Pollution, not the best weather in March, people spitting everywhere" | | In A Nutshell: | "Crazy traffic, people coughing and spiting everywhere :-)" |
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china_silk_road Mon Sep 15, 2008 14:19 UTC
This theater is very good one in Beijing .But now the lowest price is 180RMB .Welcome to Beijing again. | wwliu Wed Oct 13, 2004 16:31 UTC
Long travelogues but interesting.Nice, you are real tourist look around by thinking. You said like in Norway at first, yes modern city is similar..but I bet you haven't see lots of unique things of Beijing....welcome again, and like your page very much | hongmingd Thu Oct 9, 2003 15:02 UTC
for simatai trip, if you want to do a proper visit, you should stay one night there, begin climbing early in the morning (we did it at 5 o'clock) and climb till tower #16, the forbiden, dangerous, but the most beautiful part of the wall. | pmarshuk Mon May 19, 2003 14:54 UTC
Great pics and lots of really useful information. I also found the overabundance of shopping opportunities very irritating. |
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