Beijing Guide to Beijing Tourist Information
An extensive Guide to Beijing with unbiased tourist information, travel reviews, helpful hints and tips! Here at Get-Packing.com we give a detailed summary of tourist information in Beijing on key facts, maps, pictures, weather information, attractions, events, shopping, restaurants, travel and much more.
Home of the Forbidden city, and capital of China for centuries, Beijing is a city that has only recently begun to open up to the west, with the veils of secrecy gradually drawn back to reveal a city that has seen a great deal of change and pain over the years.
Many of the most beautiful temples may have been pulled down by the communists, and the city walls themselves are little more than names on a subway map, but the mystery of Beijing's most famous attractions, the evocative forbidden city, and the nearby great wall of China are still there to explore and experience.
Travellers coming to Beijing are often surprised by how modern and open the city actually is, and also by how much that there is to do and see once you are there. With plenty of attractions, some world class shopping and also the promise of great Peking Duck in the evening, or Tai Chi with the locals in one of the parks each morning, Beijing is a city that remains quintessentially Chinese in character, yet is becoming westernised at such a pace that the old way of life is fast being forgotten.
As the first point of entry for most people travelling to China as part of an extensive tour of the country, Beijing is a place that provides a great introduction to the culture and history of this country, as well as being well located for exploring some of the nearby treasures such as the Ming Tombs.
Facts for the Traveller:
Name: People's Republic of China
Capital: Beijing
Area: 9.59 million Sq KM
Population: 1.3 billion
Language: Chinese (regional variations)
Flight Time: 10 Hours from London
Currency: Renminbi
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