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Planning a Trip to China

Date: 2008-10-27 ; Tags: China Trip planning

The year was 2006 and I was keen to visit China. The main motivating factor was to get to see some parts of this emerging economic giant and military power and also interact with some local residents. The way of living, doing business, general demeanor and attitude/behavior of locals was of interest to me. I was reading about China in magazines and seeing some news on TV, but in order to g

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Trip to Great Wall of China

Date: 2008-10-26 ; Tags: Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is one of the seven wonders of the world, and a visit to Beijing would not be complete without seeing it. Therefore, when I made plans to visit Beijing in 2006, a trip to the Great Wall was a must. Surfing of Beijing sight-seeing websites helped in getting to know the trips available to visit this largest man-made object. I was able to get a good price for the trip by co

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Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City

Date: 2008-10-26 ; Tags: Beijing

Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City are very important land marks of Beijing, without seeing which a visit to Beijing would be incomplete. A large road divides the two complexes, but there are underpasses to go from one to the other.

There are tours available for Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City. One can see these two places on one’s own too. English speaking guides are

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