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[quote=GUESTTOM,435509]I just went to Beijing for 5 days and was scammed by all of the above.  I have traveled a good deal in European cities and North America and have never encountered anything like the scams in this place.  If I only would have seen a web site about scams in Beijing before traveling, I could have avoided:

1) Tea ceremony near Tianammen with two "students" for 330 USD.

2) 300 RMB for some generic calligraphy from a local Chinese "artist."

3) Rickshaw ride for 50 meters for 50 RMB.  This after being presented with an initial price of 300 RMB and being physically intimidated by the driver to pay.

4) Two "students" take me to a bar close to Wangfujing, later it turns out, one is the prostitute, another the pimp.  Luckily, I escaped having only paid for my beer.

5)  Trip to Great Wall, Ming's Tomb, Olympic Stadium.  Includes attractions such as jade and silk gift shops and a massage parlor.  I bought nothing in the shops and paid for the trip at the beginning, but later I was threatened that I would have to "sign the bill" by the tour guide and the driver.  I and two tourists from Sweden escaped by taxi.  A family from Israel went into the massage parlor and I don't know what happened to them.  No Ming's Tomb because of "bad weather" (it was fine.)  I fled before the Olympic Stadium and the "signing the bill" ceremony.

Bottom line: If you come here, DO NOT SPEAK TO ANYONE ON THE STREET!  Or don't even come.  This is not Europe, go to Paris, London, or Berlin if you want to travel.  It's expensive but at least the people are not born liars and you'll see prices up front.[/quote]

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