Beijing Travel Reviews

Dear Tom,

So I’ve finally arrived in Beijing after the long flight from London Heathrow and I have a few hours to kill as I sit here in Beijing’s new Terminal 3, so here I am writing you a quick letter. We had a great visit with you and your wife and we appreciate your hospitality ... Details

My trip to Beijing with my husband on 17thOct 2007 was our first trip to China. Before we started our tour we were informed on shopping scam in Beijing through the net and reviews. But it never occur to us that even buying jade from so called govt owned shopping or retail outlets, we were not spared. ... Details

The Chinese Spring Festival, literally translated from the Chinese 春节, may indeed have the word Spring in it’s title, but the truth is that in the Northern climes of China, winter is still very much in control.

Spring Festival, governed by the lunar calendar, falls in January ... Details

If you haven’t arrived into Beijing via the train at least once then you’ve possibly got too much money, and more importantly, you haven’t lived.

Travelling by train in China is a unique experience worthy of an article all to itself, so I won’t cover it here, but there’s ... Details

On that late afternoon arrival in Beijing, there was no sign of it. I was glad to be back for my second visit in this city that covers an area greater than Belgium, yet whose downtown feels like the kind of place you wouldn’t mind getting familiar with. What gives Beijing this hometown feel, I ... Details

The poster in the hostel reception reads ‘Cycle the Wall.’ Looking for something a little different, this catches my attention. What could be more fun than cycling along narrow quiet country lanes in the shadow of the Great Wall? Perfect! We booked with little hesitation and were happy ... Details

We just came back from a trip to Beijing from 4/1/07 to 4/8/07. We booked a 2-day private tour thru ineedhotel.com This tour did not follow the confirmed itinerary they emailed me.

1. They took us to Juyongguan at the Great Wall instead of the famous Badaling because Juyongguan is closer ... Details

As Beijing prepares for the Olympic games, it’s hard to find any part of the city that isn’t undergoing some kind of renovation. The crowded capital is not only expanding its horizontal sprawl, but it’s also revamping its transportation systems and using paint to inject some life back ... Details

The entrance to the Jinshanling Great Wall resembles a keyhole, and after ascending to the top, we could see multi-level ramparts designed in the Ming Dynasty to check advancing parties already on the Wall. For about 3km towards Shimatai, the ancient battlement remains in good condition. The Wall ... Details

We visited Beijing as the Spring Festival peaked, yet the cold of winter loomed and swirled around us. The Spring Festival is fifteen days long and is set off by the Lunar New Year, but for many, the holiday includes the two weeks before, so that they can return to their hometowns across China. During ... Details