Mar 12, 2008 00:32 | |
| Outside the big cities, not speaking Chinese will always be an issue but you can manage if you have the patience and the right attitude and plenty of information about where you are going. If you are looking for somewhere that sees less tourists, has places and people of interest, and close to Vietnam, then you should research Guangxi and Guizhou Provinces. Both have loads to offer and while both have some busy tourist locations they have plenty of others that are not too difficult to get to. And these have reasonable bus and train connections. Needless to say many of us think you are nuts to be here during the Olympics. I'm leaving the country for the month of August. |
Mar 12, 2008 01:39 | |
GUEST68206 | If anyone need rental apartment on Olympics period or any other time, please contact with me: yahoo.com|rudywilson541 I live in Beijing. |
Mar 12, 2008 03:20 | |
| Agree with Jabarootoo. I would get as far from Beijing as possible in order to get some peace and quiet. You will have language problems if you go anywhere where foreign tourism is not very well established. Of course, all these places will be very busy during August! Places such as Yangshuo will be ok, as you will have no language problems, and even if it is busy, you can rent a bicycle and go off through the rice fields and along the Yulong river for some peace and quiet (if you know where to go!). I would also look at southern Yunnan. You can't get closer to Vietnam than this (you can walk there!), and it is very far from Beijing, so could be more quiet. You would need to fly to Kunming from Beijing (about 3 hours). |
Mar 12, 2008 06:31 | |
| Gold Medal huh? What event? All hostels/hotels/etc will be booked up and expensive for the Olympic period. I could give you a couple of suggestions for central Beijing, but it wouldn't put you near the stadium. Try either the Haina Hotel or the Haiyun Hotel, both situated within walking distance of Dongzhimen subway (useful for getting to most of the events). Phone numbers are 84071641 and 84060281 respectively. They are not big international hotels, so I can't promise there will be an English speaking person to answer the phone, but you can try. The rooms are clean and well facilitated, and usually you can get a double room for about 300 yuan. However, obviously it will be more during the Olympics. Good luck. |
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