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Imperial Beijing
(Apr 24 '07)
We passed through Beijing three times during our travels through China and Mongolia. The city is loaded with some of China’s most famous tourist attractions and we visited as many as we could afford. ...
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We arrived in Beijing on Saturday morning to a foggy day in the big city. We tried to get a cheap taxi to our hostel but succeeded in getting ripped off by ...
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Fast Facts:
Beijing population is 12 Million. The entire China population is 1.3 billion people, 1/5th the earth’s population.
There is a one child rule in China. (formerly ...
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Being in Beijing
(Apr 03 '06)
"a vast array of stuff including snakes, scorpions, locusts, crickets, cocoons, baby octopus and spiders - all beautifully arranged on sticks. Yum."
Pssst, Hey Buddy...
(Dec 02 '05)
"Once we have successfully ordered our food, actually eating it caused us to lose any tiny shred of dignity we had left."
Top Ten Beijing
(May '07)
Beijing is a fascinating place to visit, but it can be pretty overwhelming. It's a large city, densely populated, and Chinese happens to be one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn! ...
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Bargaining in Beijing
(Apr 12 '06)
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After our big all you can eat breakfast, including dumplings, curried potatoes & rice porridge, we went to Tiananmen Square. It’s the worlds largest public square in the world, just at ...
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thankfully the tide has turned and we are happy travellers once again. but before we get too carried away - just a little moan to get ...
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So the Last few days in Shanghai were intense. Thursday was pouring rain and we each changed pants at least 3 times because we still had to go out and do stuff even ...
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China, Beijing: A Great Big Wall and Forbidden City
(May 31 '07)
"There were some exotic snack stalls serving up live scorpions on sticks, as well as seahorses and cocoons"
Over 11 million people live in Beijing, the capital of China. This important city has a history ...
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Recent Blogs for Beijing
Beijing China, 7th October 2008
(Oct 07 '08)
We didn’t get to the hotel till late and we were shattered so all we did that evening and the next morning/early afternoon was sleep. We went for a bit of a walk round before meeting the Intrepid ...
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Beijing
(Aug 27 '08)
Firstly apologies for not updating this sooner however the internet over here is sooooo slow (and I have been a tiny bit lazy)! Also you will have to excuse the spelling and grammar e.t.c. as it is so ...
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Beijing by Bike
(Jul 15 '08)
"We felt like royalty in a city built for bikes, the People's transport"
We've now gotten Magda's Mongonlian visa, without the hassles we expected. Like her bigger neighbors Mongolia has joined in the ...
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