Beijing Travel Reviews

The growth and dynamism of China. There is construction everywhere. Beijing is a government city. Shanghai is a much more dynamic commercial city. Have a 100 ruble note with a picture of Lenin from a 1992 trip to Russia. That banknote is worthless today. A 100 RMB banknote has value.

The Forbidden ... Details

My Tianjin girlfriend and I took the night train from Tianjin to Beijing central train station (11RMB ticket, 2 hour trip). Outside the station people were scattered everywhere sleeping on the ground. We went to get a taxi to a nearby hostel but were astonished at the 50RMB price tag they were asking. ... Details

During the past year, travelling anywhere in China is dangerous. Travelling agencies hit their all-time low and scenic spots can only be appreciated thru pictures. The SARS outbreak did a lot of damage not only to the holiday spirit, but also on the freedom to roam!
This year was entirely different! ... Details

I had an idea that an opera would be boring.I was wrong.We enetered the theater
and there were tables waiting for us.I had an expresso,and a snack both were very good.A screen high above the stage presented the English translation
to the stories if you couldn't follow the story lines.With all ... Details

My family joined a travel agency in Singapore for an 8-day tour in China consisting of Peaking (Beijing), Huangshan, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Anhui and Shanghai. The group including my family, which was 10 of us, which consists of 16 people.Mine family memebers were both my parents,elder sista and me, my ... Details

we went to the Great Wall, on Monday, July 8, 2003. It was about a 2 hour drive outside of Beijing. A group pictures were taken, and then we were left on our own to climb however much of the Wall as we wished. We started the trek and took a lot of pictures, which were cherished by me until now. Fortunately, ... Details

My adult son and I just returned from a 15-tour in China. It was an extremely enjoyable trip beginning in Shanghai and ending in Beijing including a 6-day cruise from Wuhan to Chongqing on the Regal China Cruise ship - Princess Elaine. If there was one highlight over another it would be this cruise ... Details

The Summer Palace is a great place to visit, as it is steeped in history, and the buildings are amazing! There are many problems, all of which involve strange little men who run up to you, trying to sell you objects from Watches to Painting Kits. All of these items can be bartyred down to about 20 Yuan ... Details