#1 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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Girl_from_Germany says:
These tips should help you to survive after you have arrived at Beijing International Airport:
If you wanna take a taxi into town, always queue at the taxi lane. Those are the only official taxis. If someone else offers you a ride, be careful, he may rips you off and charges a lot. Always tell th…
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#2 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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jegs76 says:
If u want to travel by train in China, good luck! Because u will need it more than anything. Sometimes u get it easy, sometimes u never get to the train.
If u r in Beijing and u r about to buy a ticket or get any info, DONT ENTER THE STATION BUILDING! inside there are nothing u need. But also DONT …
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#3 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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AtlantaScottyV says:
When I traveled to Beijing in 2001, Robert (a.k.a. "Spechina" on Travel Buddy) was our tour guide that we had hired through a family friend. Needless to say, we had fantastic tours of everything! He was able to arrange everything ahead of time for us and coordinate all of our t…
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#4 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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mshum says:
Beijing is a veritable paradise of foods on a stick, or skewers/kebabs as most people know them. You can find them everywhere, from nice restaurants to the ubiquitous street stalls.
The most popular of these would be "yang rou chaunr", make sure to enunciate the ending "rrrr" for the local …
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#5 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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scnbenstein says:
Depends on where you are in Beijing.... since there are way too many places to visit... I suggest visiting this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourist_attractions_of_Beijing
There's so much so see, but like I always say... so little time. It's been a while since I've been back to China, bu…
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#6 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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awonder01 says:
Two fun-seeking American friends give you the lowdown on getting around in China’s capital city, Beijing.
The subway is very cheap and for 2rmb, you can use 8 different lines, but avoid traveling at 7-9am, or 5-7pm at week days.
Taxi can be a good option, from the airport to downtown area c…
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#7 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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johnnytrav says:
You will know.
Hmm, I couldn't find any photo in Beijing. That's weird. Why? Just because I lived there and no need to take any photo?
However, if it's your first visit, some famous views and building you should go. The Great Wall, The Imperial Palace, The Ming Tombs ... Many many places. Jus…
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#8 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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portia says:
The Golden Weeks of May 1 and Oct 1 are national holidays in China, in addition to the Chinese New Year (which falls on different date every year, but usually between late January to Mid-February), should be avoided if possible. Since all the Chinese people have holidays then, they tend to travel to…
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#9 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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jegs76 says:
If u r traveling to China, and in general to Asia, keep in mind, that ur card wont be accepted in most of the places like restaurants or when paying for entrances or for hostels.
U might have problems even at ATMs, coz not all cards are in use there. Especially visa card holders can - when run out…
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#10 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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lauro says:
beijing capital international airport is the busiest airport in china. it had a major overhaul when the summer olympics of 2008 was held in beijing.
my flight to manila from paris had it's 2nd stopover in beijing in terminal 2. inside, it is very confusing, because i am not leaving the airport fo…
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#11 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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ophirh says:
Very important if you are a non-chinese person - bargain! if they see a white man asking them the price, they will not double it, but make it 5 times more. I'm not kidding! don't feel bad to start the bargain at real low prices, don't worry about them, they know what they are doing, and they will se…
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#12 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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princeza_9 says:
The Beijing Foreign Languages Bookstore is easy enough to find and get to, it's right off of the Wangfujing metro stop outside of the mall. Yes, there's the Wangfujing Bookstore right there, but for it's size, it doesn't have a good selection of books in English. For that, you have to walk down th…
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#13 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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Farore says:
Well there is plenty to see in (and around) Beijing. You really have to see the Great Wall (and climb it too ;), Tienanmen Square (and everything around it) and The Forbidden Palace. If you have the patience you can stand in line on Tienanmen square and visit Mao's Mausoleum.
The Summer Palace is …
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#14 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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Bennyong says:
The cheapest & fastest way to travel around in Beijing will definitely be by bus or underground train. These public tramsportation is surprisingly punctual & efficient. A cab service will cost about 10 times more expensive. Unless you dont mind spending that kind of money & Unless you are travelling…
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#15 of 33 general tips & advice in Beijing
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ophirh says:
Well this one ain't really legal advice, but in China it is still legal :)
If you want to buy very cheap DVD movies, then you got to the right place. In general all around China you can find places to buy DVDs. The sellers are in lots of street corners, opening a suitcase and sell you DVDs. The pri…
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