Beijing Travel Reviews

I did this trip a while back (May 09) and haven't managed to get the review up until now, but really don't want to let it slide because it was a great adventure and a remarkable way to encounter Beijing.Traveling knee-high through the back streets and hutongs and out on the grand avenues was a really ... Details

Some things change and some things stay the same. It is nearly 4 years ago now that I, by chance, stayed at a hostel in a quiet hutong somewhere in Beijing. It just happened that the hostel organised trips out to the Great Wall, and that I, new and language-less in the vast capital of the People’s ... Details

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