What are the top things to do in Beijing?

Posted by qwerty123 (542 days ago)

what are your top ten tourist things to do and see in beijing - how long is needed for each thing....so far we have - tiananmen square, forbidden city, great wall..how long is needed for each trip? each a whole day? thanks!

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Posted by dss (529 days ago)

Map your travel plans to pace yourself. Otherwise you'll need another holiday to recover from a Beijing holiday.
Some recommendations below for each day, as I did this circuit. How long for each venue will depend on your interest level, so what is below is based on my trip.
1. Forbidden city, Chairman Mao's mausoleum & Tiananmen square (near each other)- >1/2 day
2. Great Wall - 1 day
3. Zhongshan Park & Temple of Heaven - 1/2 day
4. Summer Palace - 1/2 day
5. Beijing Zoo & behai park - >1/2 day
6. Antique market in Pangjiayuan- a couple of hrs
7. Tianjin - 2 days
8. Wangfujing street - unlimited shopping time and eating Peking Duck

Posted by lost in gz (242 days ago)

1) somebody suggested that one day might not even been enough for FC as there are so many rooms. true?

2) for the great wall, which sections do folks here prefer: Mutianyu, Simatai or Badalinng?

aside from taking the taxi, are these public transportation that goes to the great wall?

3) for peking duck...any other choices besides: the famous Quan ju de. & Made In China (Grand Hyatt Beijing)?

thanks.