Beijing Historic Vacations

Historic Trip Blogs

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  Day 4: The Hutongs of Beijing | Aug 25 06'

  by Syerah a female from Toronto, on vacation in Beijing

  "Hutongs are Beijing’s oldest residential neighbourhoods (or subdivisions). Essentially, each hutong is a series of houses that are connected together creating long narrow alleyways."

  Our last day in Beijing! No trip to Beijing can be complete without cycling on the streets of Beijing. Beijing has over 9 million bicycles and we r... Continue reading »

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  Bored in Beijing | Jul 11 06'

  by claire and ryan a 23 year old female traveling as a couple from Melbourne, on vacation in Beijing

  "We decided to line up to see Mao Zedong's pickled remains..."

  RYAN...Beijing is boring.We arrived on a sleeper bus from Tonghua (shudder) in the early drizzle and smog of an anonymus part of the city that I ha... Continue reading »

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  Back to Beijing | Dec 28 06'

  by EdgeWise Magazine a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Beijing

  My family came to visit me for the new year, and before they came, they told me they wanted to go to mainland China for a visit. My mother and I ta... Continue reading »

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  Climbing The Great Wall of China | Aug 01 03'

  by Jia Xuan @ Jia Fang a 32 year old female from Singapore, on vacation in Beijing

  There is a saying in Chinese: "bu dao chang cheng fei hao han", meaning if you don't go to the great wall, you are not a great person. So, if you v... Continue reading »

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  Beijing - amazing last destination of our time in China | Dec 31 05'

  by Alex and Louise a real traveler, on vacation in Beijing

  January 21st, SaturdayGetting into Beijing West Railway Station at 9am, Lihui's friend Li surprisingly met us at the train station which was fantas... Continue reading »