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In China the people say they will eat anything with four legs – except a chair and anything with two wings – except an airplane. Thus we were well prepared for our first evening in the capital of China, Beijing, as our local Chinese guide Jackie took fourteen exhausted UK Voyagers Jules Verne ... Read review

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The Temple of Extreme Moisture

Advantages: To Have Been There
Disadvantages: No Wild Birds

In China the people say they will eat anything with four legs – except a chair and anything with two wings – except an airplane. Thus we were well prepared for our first evening in the capital of China, Beijing, as our local Chinese guide Jackie took fourteen exhausted UK Voyagers Jules Verne travellers through the open air street market in this remarkable city. Three hundred and sixty five days a year from 6.00 am until midnight and in all the extreme ...
...preparing and cooking food for the hungry passers-by.

But what food; Skewers crammed with plucked sparrows; skinned frogs; wriggling scorpions; silk worm cocoons and water rat; all ready to be stir fried and grilled, served and eaten on the go. Snake-burger anyone? Delicious steamed dumplings seemed to be normal fare on this bustling food street and we weren't really shocked at the skewers of scorpions – after all we eat prawns don't ... more

mornev 18.10.2004 (19.10.2004)
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A seek Peking to Beijing life

Advantages: world class attractions, Friendly people, amazing food
Disadvantages: n/a

I arrived into Beijing by train from Mongolia via the trans Siberian express, sadly we arrived just after the Olympics had finished last summer, but the weekend we arrived was a national holiday – therefore there was lots going on. The train station we arrived was located in the middle of the city and was swarmed with thousands of people at the exit for international arrivals similar to that of a major airport and gave our first impression of the ...
...after we arrived at our hotel near the lama temple was soon forgotten as the hotel was very nice and this was budget accommodation, but we had one of the best rooms we had around on our trip around the world. One thing that struck me instantly was that the smog that seems to plague the city was not as bad as I thought it would be, but then many measures were taken during the Olympics to improve this, and it seems to have benefitted the city. The ...

mtpatton 17.05.2009 · Read full review
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Life and Death in Beijing.

Advantages: Frenzied energy of chaotic city, many worldclass tourist attractions, delicious food, incredibly safe & ridiculously cheap.
Disadvantages: Gruesome pollution, occasional racism targeting foreigners & lack of freedom for those who take an organised tour (not recommmended).

What is Beijing’s appeal? After 5 visits I still do not know. The air is choked with poison, the rivers swim with sewage and yet the city burns with a terrific energy that both excites and intrigues. At first I intended to label Beijing as a love-hate city, but it is not. Impossible to love, yet difficult to hate, Beijing is rather a city that fascinates and overpowers, inspiring in the visitor a unique sense of repulsed wonder and disbelief. Beijing ...
...body. Standing arms spread like Jesus on a motorway intersection, a man calmly tossed himself off the overpass and fell unseen about thirty feet to the tarmac below. Staring down in morbid horror I watched as a growing crowd chattered excitedly. After five minutes a police car cruised up and came to a halt a foot and a half from the body, which now lay in a great pool of blood. The blood, which had been black before, was now lit brilliant red by ...

Hmatt 07.09.2002 (14.10.2002) · Read full review
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Top 3 bar areas in Beijing

Advantages: many choices.
Disadvantages: westerlized.

There are more than 400 bars around Beijing. Most of them are located in the northern and eastern areas of the city. The most famous areas are the top 3 listed below. 1. San li Tun & Worker's Stadium Since the first bar opened in the southern street of San li Tun in 1989 this area has developed into 9 sq.km. It was most popular and still is especially with foreigners. Around San Li Tun there are more than 70 foreign Embassies and a famous silk market(now ...
...Here you can find many bars with different themes. Some are very big. Some just have a couple of tables. The bars in the southern street are more simple, quiet and popular with people who are interested in art and music. The bars in the northern street are more noisy and popular with foreigners especially single men. Twice my husband and I visited a bar cum restaurant in this area called One Thousand and One Nights. It provides Middle Eastern food ...

happysh2009 15.10.2009 · Read full review
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Endless possibilities, great atmosphere

Advantages: Very central to all tourist sites, tasty food, good transport
Disadvantages: Most people don't speak English, pollution

Overview I lived in Beijing for 8 years as a student studying at an international school. After arriving from Germany in January 2007, I was overwhelmed by the number of people, the size of the city, the language barrier and the pollution caused by cars, construction sites, factories etc. The city has come a long way and after deciding to rewrite my article, I hope I can describe some of the things that make it so good. Finances Plane tickets to ...
...can range from GBP 300 to GBP 700 for a return economy class ticket, either direct or via transfer (I have flown Air France, Lufthansa, Finnair, Austrian Airlines and Air China before). The exchange rate from the pound to the Yuan is 1;15, meaning that you approximately get 15 RMB (Yuan) for 1 pound. To save you finding a place to stay, book a hotel through a travel agent or so, 5* hotels like the Hilton, Kempinski or Sheraton should be around 65-80 ...

frozenace 11.07.2007 (19.07.2007) · Read full review
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An expat's guide to Beijing

Advantages: Cheap place once you've got there
Disadvantages: the problems one experiances are basically due to the language barrier

Beijing isn't all that I was made to believe it to be it has a touch of the oriental old style with areas such as the Summer palace and the Forbidden city, which are a must see for those who intend on taking back photos of the ancient dynasties. However those who have visited know of how metropolitan the city is it's streets are crammed full of people busy with city life, much the same as London or any other major city. There are towering offices ...
...weave in and out and to be honest leaves the best of us wondering where we are. The city is terrific there are more things to do here thatn in most cities around the world and whats more it's cheap. Areas for shopping are basically well established market places, these include the silk alley, San li Tun (otherwise known as the bar street), there is also a small market that does a bustling trade just outside of the Holiday in here called the Lido. ...

Beeboystance 09.08.2000 · Read full review
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Advantages: nice place, nice service
Disadvantages: not very near the famous bars and clubs

in beijing except the parks and tour places. trees here are high or low with different shapes, they covers half of the sky, and greep or any other soft plants dancing on the small paths and cover another part of sky. sunshine passes through the leaves paints the ground with small silver stars. it is just wonderful! i think this hotel belongs to the government before, not sure now, but lots of local governers whom are coming beijing for general party meetings. 2 big universities are very nearby, one is just beside a wall. 3 department stores around, may no more then 15 minuts by feet. service, of course, same as other high level hotels. trafic, it is near the Yi He Yuan, the last chinese danesty's gardern, and also some other famous places. but not near the CBD. ...

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A living history of life in Beijing

Advantages: It's a great insight to the living and breathing history of life in Beijing from the local perspective
Disadvantages: If you go indepently you may get lost.

, as you get to ride around in a trishaw and it also incorporated a visit to a little mansion, as well as seeing the Hutong house. Transport- It's not terribly transport friendly, particularly if you are going to meet a tour. However, the Hutongs are located next to other major tourists spots, so you are able to walk to parts of the Hutongs in addition to seeing the main attractions such as Tiananmen, Wangfujin and HouHai. So I suggest buying an as up to date a map as you can and just go explore. I generally used to visit most of the sites in Beijing by taxi, which are not too expensive, though i would have a map with you, with both pinyin and Chinese characters (Chinese taxi drivers are not familiar with alphabetised Chinese a.k.a. pinyin), so you can point to the place you want to go, I was told it ...

njim274 22.09.2005 (23.09.2005) · Read full review
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Walking with Emperors

Advantages: Great value for your money, beautiful architecture, easy access
Disadvantages: One hawker too many; for a great historical gem it's a tad too commercialized

recent edition at the time), especially the chapters on eastern provinces. I wouldn?t blame it on the book though. Believe it or not - and despite the age old Chinese tradition - China changes very quickly and generally without any notice. Forbidden City is a definite ?must go? in Beijing and I look forward to my next visit. Thanks for reading and enjoy! ...

muiguifa 27.01.2005 (20.02.2005) · Read full review
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