Beijing Travel Guide

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Beijing (Chinese “北京”, "bei"means north and "jing" means capital), a world famous ancient city and young metropolis, the capital city of the People's Republic of China, is the seat of power for the most populous and fastest developing country in the world. Chinese call their capital "Jing" (Chinese "京") for short, and the name Peking, dating from a time before the standardization of the Chinese language, is still used in many languages around the world.

Beijing has a long history, tied to the history of its name. Archeological findings show that Peking Man, dated 500,000 years ago, lived for a very long time in Zhoukoudian, a cave system in Beijing Municipality. From the warring states period (473 – 221 BC),... [ View Details ]

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"before i had gone to china through this website .i like it .if you learn more china culture from web"

122.70.214.* said at 2011-11-13 4:31:00

Rating: Excellent

before i had gone to china through this website .i like it .if you learn more china culture from website ,not go to there .i fine a new china knowledge from askchinatour.com .but if you go to there, i suggest through this website .

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"Perfect 3-day Trip"

romandavydov said at 2011-8-3 16:12:00

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I been there in January (cold, very cold), but it was very interesting experience. I enjoy every minute at the city, event when spend about 2 hours to get taxi in the evening. Beijing opens much of options to visit lots of attractions - palaces, monuments, parks.

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"Anoymous"

124.171.89.* said at 2011-8-2 1:06:00

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I Love Cody Simpson <3

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"les hutongs"

bordini said at 2011-7-26 14:10:00

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les hutongs autour de l'enceinte de la cite sont un peu moins touristiques

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"la colline du charbon"

bordini said at 2011-7-26 14:08:00

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Une vue aerienne sur la cite interdite

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"7 jours a pekin"

bordini said at 2011-7-26 14:06:00

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De quoi s'occuper sans s'ennuyer.

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"Love this place, would like to live there for a while"

124.171.179.* said at 2011-7-16 19:33:00

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I would like to get a job in Beijing and live there

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"The world in one"

luca said at 2011-6-26 10:37:00

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A great city, very beatiful. I was so impressed.

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"beijing experince"

yaserkashi said at 2011-6-17 2:54:00

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when I was in beijing for the first time, I have a great experince of a new world, in china

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"Beautiful City"

baho said at 2011-4-13 8:05:00

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As city I did not like it so much, but the cultural must sees are truly amazing! Been there twice now and it's hard to say what I like most. 1 thing is sure, the best period to travel there is April/ May - September.

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"AMAZING CITY!!"

173.35.96.* said at 2011-3-29 18:36:00

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I SIMPLY LOVED MY EXPERIENCE IN BEIJING, ESPECIALLY ITS HISTORY AND CULTURE!!!

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"The people are the best"

chris_blake2001 said at 2010-12-5 23:31:00

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Unlike Shanghai, the people in Beijing are so nice... Problems: the city is so spread out! Kind of like Los Angeles.

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"I love Beijing"

valentynne said at 2010-11-7 23:44:00

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I'm a student at the Shandong University in Jinan, Shandong. The atmosphere in Jinan is really dusty and noisy.

When we want to have a break, we book one ticket to Beijing and we spend the week end there. It's a good compromise between Western style big cities as Shanghai or Hong Kong and regular cities of China.

The Great Wall not that far. The Subway is a convenient way to hang out.

Great Wall

Forbidden City

Tian An Men

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"Beijing is a world class heritage city that has been unfairly criticised by westerners."

Kaihua42 said at 2010-11-5 19:18:00

Rating: Excellent

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bikar said at 2009-2-18 1:53:00

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I love Beijing, I have been there last month, and spent a unforgettable Chinese spring festival with my Chinese friends, and Peking Roast Duck was really perfect.

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"Beijing is a good place to eat and buy"

doreen said at 2008-7-25 9:05:00

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"Beijing My Dear"

jason said at 2008-5-11 20:01:00

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I like this city

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"good"

longji said at 2008-2-17 21:21:00

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good

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