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There are no standard price even you buy from the tourist store which we have visited, just like tea store, the medicine store etc

If you're planning to rely on taxis - you might want to look into taxi apps as the wait time to hail a cab in Beijing requires perseverance and patience. This city is not for the faint of heart. But after living for 7 months in Beijing, and visiting again recently, it grows on you. It also has a great diversity of ethnic restaurants, and places to shop and sight see.

There are also crooks along the forbidden walls city who victimize tourists by offering bike rides at low rates but end up demanding more, claiming misunderstanding and lack of English. Had this been my home country, those crooks who are friends with the guards would have been jailed.

As for cabs, they are numerous, but addresses in Beijing are such that specific addresses are often difficult to find. Aside from the iconic places (e.g. Temple of Heaven, CCTV tower, etc) cabbies tend to like to take you to general locations, like major street intersections, or any or all of the sightseeing locations. If you want them to take you to a specific address, be prepared for some pushback. To get ANYWHERE in Beijing from any point, I found I had to budget about 1 to 1.5 hours. Never assume it is going to be easy. So if your travel there is for a vacation and to sightsee, unless you do it with a tour group, Beijing is not an easy proposition.

We couldn't visit Tianamen Square and Olympic Stadium due as closed and due to crowed. It is very had to find a English speaking people. You will find it difficult to find food you want, ask a road. So bring a mobile translator software such as Google Translator with you. Otherwise you will be lost.

It is a clean modern and futuristic city with convenient simple transport and I feel the best food and attractions in all of China including of course the Great Wall so if you were to visit just one place in China it should be Beijing

King of well practiced skit, may be worth of 140 RMB (least price tickets available), not more. Don't buy DVD which doesn't work. Great wall - Try to reach by 6:00 - 7:00 AM so that you will not waste much time in queue and use public transport if you are individual traveler.

Full of history to captivate any curious historians.

Shopping reasonable prices especially in Xidan area. I prefer eating in food courts and very small restaurants where locals go. Just be sure of the prices before you order especially in big restaurants. This is true with other places not only in Beijing. Like to visit Beijing again.

Loved Beijing.

It is ever changing and it's dynamic but I don't know how well equipped the locals are with coping.

.. aside from that Da Dong Beijing duck restaurant is a must visit restaurant when you are there,... overall a great city to visit... the bad thing about this city is their taxi, hard to get and do not really go with meters, you need to try your luck few times before you can get a honest good taxi driver to drive you to your destination.

But when I was there from September 13-15, skies were clear, blue and pollution free! I heard though that beginning September 16, pollution returned and people began wearing masks again. So I guess pollution is one factor to consider when visiting this city... Culture-wise, one will truly be amazed and satisfied as Beijing is replete with worth-visiting locations and dream destinations. Of course, expect a lot of tourists flocking in the various landmarks... Food is delicious; for those not familiar with Chinese food, then Western restaurants are pretty much visible and existing, particularly at the Wangfujing area... The metro/subway lines are very efficient and most convenient and cheap way to visit the city. Prices as of September 2015 are only from 3-9 RMB, one way. Solo travellers can easily tour the city, but they may also opt to join various group and private tours... The Chinese people are not that rowdy and short-tempered. They try to reach out and communicate, although their English is really very poor... Airport security check when departing Beijing is very strict! They really will ask you to empty your bags, especially if there are coins inside it... Finally, for a Filipino traveler like me, I did not feel any tension with the Chinese locals, notwithstanding the sea row at the South China Sea. I guess the political issues are not being taken personally by the Chinese locals against citizens of countries which they find themselves at dispute.

The government can shut hotels anytime they wish for security reasons. We were required to stay in our hotel for almost 24 hours because this big celebration called "70th..." was in progress. Our hotel was located 5 kilometers away from Tiananmen Square where the celebration was. Airport Exress (sub-way from the airport to the city)is reasonably priced and accessible. Airport is very good. You can spend the night there without going to a hotel if you are in transit; plenty of shops to see and restaurants to dine; they have a massage place where you can stay overnight if you are flying the next day. It is best to exchange your money at the city or in your hotel. The money exchange at the airport is very low (4 units lower than in the hotel or bank). Just exchange what you need at the airport. You will need cash while in Bejing. Except at the airport, credit cards are not accepted by local stores and taxis.

People ar every nice, very friendly.

Weather always cold. Everytime I come here and stay at least 3 days. I am business traveler.

Generally a must visit to the wall and forbidden city but be prepared for the crowd!!!

B) Lots of good big and small dinning places.

Long queues for everything, long waits for everything. And the weather is a bit of a killer.