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Beijing, Beijing Province, China
Ok, I'll just cut to the chase.
Air in Beijing is bad. Many days you cannot even see a house 500m away because of smog. It's surprising, even if one expects the air be bad because of heavy pollution.
People are mostly nice and curious.:)
Many typical tourist spots around the world might be overrated, but it would be hard to get disappointed over Great Wall, round harvest temple, Tian an men square, Forbidden City, etc.
As much as I try to avoid tourist spots usually, I definitely do not regret I did landmark:spotting in Beijing and neighborhood as a starter for my stay there.
When you eat at a restaurant, try to AVOID fresh fruits and SPECIALLY VEGETABLES.
Sometimes you can feel really strong chemical taste, for example in vegetables... even in nicer restaurants/hotels where foreigners are expected to dine.
Locals peal even grapes before eating, as they think there are lot of chemicals concentrated in it.
China has lot of issues with farming. Lot of chemicals are used to grow and maintain plants. There are ridiculous amounts of pesticides and fertilizers used to help plants grow large fast. Unfortunately common trend for many farmers is to use the land for couple of years and when soil gets exhausted they go and find new lot to use. One of the main contributors to this issue is current land law which doesn't let people to own their land permanently.
(It's a bit simplified overview, but figured it might be a good thing to keep in mind. Feel free to read more about it from reports of respectable organizations, in case interested.)
Silkmarket is nowadays supposedly closed, but there are constantly new cheap markets popping up.
Be prepared to BARGAIN heavily: the real price is at least half off what they say, or even 2/3rds.
But please remember that bargaining should also be fun. If you cannot agree for lower price, it's better to walk away. (Then again, if it's already low, there's no need to get ridiculous with barganining.;)
In some cases it happens that salesperson is coming after you, when they realize that you really don't care about that product all that much.
Also, there are usually lot of stands in those markets that sell same products. Sometimes you can get much cheaper price when you go further away from entrance areas.
Older turists might have harder time to manouver between all those countless stands as salespersons are even more eager to make a more rewarding sales of their products.
All in all, getting around in market areas and in small unknown shops are much more fun than big malls where almost everything is same as in all other similar malls (with trademarks,) anywhere in world.
A trip to Beijing is definitely something that everyone interested of traveling should undertake, if possible.
Air in Beijing is bad. Many days you cannot even see a house 500m away because of smog. It's surprising, even if one expects the air be bad because of heavy pollution.
People are mostly nice and curious.:)
Many typical tourist spots around the world might be overrated, but it would be hard to get disappointed over Great Wall, round harvest temple, Tian an men square, Forbidden City, etc.
As much as I try to avoid tourist spots usually, I definitely do not regret I did landmark:spotting in Beijing and neighborhood as a starter for my stay there.
When you eat at a restaurant, try to AVOID fresh fruits and SPECIALLY VEGETABLES.
Sometimes you can feel really strong chemical taste, for example in vegetables... even in nicer restaurants/hotels where foreigners are expected to dine.
Locals peal even grapes before eating, as they think there are lot of chemicals concentrated in it.
China has lot of issues with farming. Lot of chemicals are used to grow and maintain plants. There are ridiculous amounts of pesticides and fertilizers used to help plants grow large fast. Unfortunately common trend for many farmers is to use the land for couple of years and when soil gets exhausted they go and find new lot to use. One of the main contributors to this issue is current land law which doesn't let people to own their land permanently.
(It's a bit simplified overview, but figured it might be a good thing to keep in mind. Feel free to read more about it from reports of respectable organizations, in case interested.)
Silkmarket is nowadays supposedly closed, but there are constantly new cheap markets popping up.
Be prepared to BARGAIN heavily: the real price is at least half off what they say, or even 2/3rds.
But please remember that bargaining should also be fun. If you cannot agree for lower price, it's better to walk away. (Then again, if it's already low, there's no need to get ridiculous with barganining.;)
In some cases it happens that salesperson is coming after you, when they realize that you really don't care about that product all that much.
Also, there are usually lot of stands in those markets that sell same products. Sometimes you can get much cheaper price when you go further away from entrance areas.
Older turists might have harder time to manouver between all those countless stands as salespersons are even more eager to make a more rewarding sales of their products.
All in all, getting around in market areas and in small unknown shops are much more fun than big malls where almost everything is same as in all other similar malls (with trademarks,) anywhere in world.
A trip to Beijing is definitely something that everyone interested of traveling should undertake, if possible.
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Beijing, Beijing Province, China
Ok, I'll just cut to the chase.
Air in Beijing is bad. Many days you cannot even see a house 500m away because of smog. It's surprising, even if one expects the air be bad because of heavy pollution.
People are mostly nice and curious.:)
Many typical tourist spots around the world might be overrated, but it would be hard to get disappointed over Great Wall, round harvest temple, Tian an men square, Forbidden City, etc.
As much as I try to avoid tourist spots usually, I definitely do not regret I did landmark:spotting in Beijing and neighborhood as a starter for my stay there.
When you eat at a restaurant, try to AVOID fresh fruits and SPECIALLY VEGETABLES.
Sometimes you can feel really strong chemical taste, for example in vegetables... even in nicer restaurants/hotels where foreigners are expected to dine.
Locals peal even grapes before eating, as they think there are lot of chemicals concentrated in it.
China has lot of issues with farming. Lot of chemicals are used to grow and maintain plants. There are ridiculous amounts of pesticides and fertilizers used to help plants grow large fast. Unfortunately common trend for many farmers is to use the land for couple of years and when soil gets exhausted they go and find new lot to use. One of the main contributors to this issue is current land law which doesn't let people to own their land permanently.
(It's a bit simplified overview, but figured it might be a good thing to keep in mind. Feel free to read more about it from reports of respectable organizations, in case interested.)
Silkmarket is nowadays supposedly closed, but there are constantly new cheap markets popping up.
Be prepared to BARGAIN heavily: the real price is at least half off what they say, or even 2/3rds.
But please remember that bargaining should also be fun. If you cannot agree for lower price, it's better to walk away. (Then again, if it's already low, there's no need to get ridiculous with barganining.;)
In some cases it happens that salesperson is coming after you, when they realize that you really don't care about that product all that much.
Also, there are usually lot of stands in those markets that sell same products. Sometimes you can get much cheaper price when you go further away from entrance areas.
Older turists might have harder time to manouver between all those countless stands as salespersons are even more eager to make a more rewarding sales of their products.
All in all, getting around in market areas and in small unknown shops are much more fun than big malls where almost everything is same as in all other similar malls (with trademarks,) anywhere in world.
A trip to Beijing is definitely something that everyone interested of traveling should undertake, if possible.
Air in Beijing is bad. Many days you cannot even see a house 500m away because of smog. It's surprising, even if one expects the air be bad because of heavy pollution.
People are mostly nice and curious.:)
Many typical tourist spots around the world might be overrated, but it would be hard to get disappointed over Great Wall, round harvest temple, Tian an men square, Forbidden City, etc.
As much as I try to avoid tourist spots usually, I definitely do not regret I did landmark:spotting in Beijing and neighborhood as a starter for my stay there.
When you eat at a restaurant, try to AVOID fresh fruits and SPECIALLY VEGETABLES.
Sometimes you can feel really strong chemical taste, for example in vegetables... even in nicer restaurants/hotels where foreigners are expected to dine.
Locals peal even grapes before eating, as they think there are lot of chemicals concentrated in it.
China has lot of issues with farming. Lot of chemicals are used to grow and maintain plants. There are ridiculous amounts of pesticides and fertilizers used to help plants grow large fast. Unfortunately common trend for many farmers is to use the land for couple of years and when soil gets exhausted they go and find new lot to use. One of the main contributors to this issue is current land law which doesn't let people to own their land permanently.
(It's a bit simplified overview, but figured it might be a good thing to keep in mind. Feel free to read more about it from reports of respectable organizations, in case interested.)
Silkmarket is nowadays supposedly closed, but there are constantly new cheap markets popping up.
Be prepared to BARGAIN heavily: the real price is at least half off what they say, or even 2/3rds.
But please remember that bargaining should also be fun. If you cannot agree for lower price, it's better to walk away. (Then again, if it's already low, there's no need to get ridiculous with barganining.;)
In some cases it happens that salesperson is coming after you, when they realize that you really don't care about that product all that much.
Also, there are usually lot of stands in those markets that sell same products. Sometimes you can get much cheaper price when you go further away from entrance areas.
Older turists might have harder time to manouver between all those countless stands as salespersons are even more eager to make a more rewarding sales of their products.
All in all, getting around in market areas and in small unknown shops are much more fun than big malls where almost everything is same as in all other similar malls (with trademarks,) anywhere in world.
A trip to Beijing is definitely something that everyone interested of traveling should undertake, if possible.
Good tip?
(0)
Beijing, Beijing Province, China
Ok, I'll just cut to the chase.
Air in Beijing is bad. Many days you cannot even see a house 500m away because of smog. It's surprising, even if one expects the air be bad because of heavy pollution.
People are mostly nice and curious.:)
Many typical tourist spots around the world might be overrated, but it would be hard to get disappointed over Great Wall, round harvest temple, Tian an men square, Forbidden City, etc.
As much as I try to avoid tourist spots usually, I definitely do not regret I did landmark:spotting in Beijing and neighborhood as a starter for my stay there.
When you eat at a restaurant, try to AVOID fresh fruits and SPECIALLY VEGETABLES.
Sometimes you can feel really strong chemical taste, for example in vegetables... even in nicer restaurants/hotels where foreigners are expected to dine.
Locals peal even grapes before eating, as they think there are lot of chemicals concentrated in it.
China has lot of issues with farming. Lot of chemicals are used to grow and maintain plants. There are ridiculous amounts of pesticides and fertilizers used to help plants grow large fast. Unfortunately common trend for many farmers is to use the land for couple of years and when soil gets exhausted they go and find new lot to use. One of the main contributors to this issue is current land law which doesn't let people to own their land permanently.
(It's a bit simplified overview, but figured it might be a good thing to keep in mind. Feel free to read more about it from reports of respectable organizations, in case interested.)
Silkmarket is nowadays supposedly closed, but there are constantly new cheap markets popping up.
Be prepared to BARGAIN heavily: the real price is at least half off what they say, or even 2/3rds.
But please remember that bargaining should also be fun. If you cannot agree for lower price, it's better to walk away. (Then again, if it's already low, there's no need to get ridiculous with barganining.;)
In some cases it happens that salesperson is coming after you, when they realize that you really don't care about that product all that much.
Also, there are usually lot of stands in those markets that sell same products. Sometimes you can get much cheaper price when you go further away from entrance areas.
Older turists might have harder time to manouver between all those countless stands as salespersons are even more eager to make a more rewarding sales of their products.
All in all, getting around in market areas and in small unknown shops are much more fun than big malls where almost everything is same as in all other similar malls (with trademarks,) anywhere in world.
A trip to Beijing is definitely something that everyone interested of traveling should undertake, if possible.
Air in Beijing is bad. Many days you cannot even see a house 500m away because of smog. It's surprising, even if one expects the air be bad because of heavy pollution.
People are mostly nice and curious.:)
Many typical tourist spots around the world might be overrated, but it would be hard to get disappointed over Great Wall, round harvest temple, Tian an men square, Forbidden City, etc.
As much as I try to avoid tourist spots usually, I definitely do not regret I did landmark:spotting in Beijing and neighborhood as a starter for my stay there.
When you eat at a restaurant, try to AVOID fresh fruits and SPECIALLY VEGETABLES.
Sometimes you can feel really strong chemical taste, for example in vegetables... even in nicer restaurants/hotels where foreigners are expected to dine.
Locals peal even grapes before eating, as they think there are lot of chemicals concentrated in it.
China has lot of issues with farming. Lot of chemicals are used to grow and maintain plants. There are ridiculous amounts of pesticides and fertilizers used to help plants grow large fast. Unfortunately common trend for many farmers is to use the land for couple of years and when soil gets exhausted they go and find new lot to use. One of the main contributors to this issue is current land law which doesn't let people to own their land permanently.
(It's a bit simplified overview, but figured it might be a good thing to keep in mind. Feel free to read more about it from reports of respectable organizations, in case interested.)
Silkmarket is nowadays supposedly closed, but there are constantly new cheap markets popping up.
Be prepared to BARGAIN heavily: the real price is at least half off what they say, or even 2/3rds.
But please remember that bargaining should also be fun. If you cannot agree for lower price, it's better to walk away. (Then again, if it's already low, there's no need to get ridiculous with barganining.;)
In some cases it happens that salesperson is coming after you, when they realize that you really don't care about that product all that much.
Also, there are usually lot of stands in those markets that sell same products. Sometimes you can get much cheaper price when you go further away from entrance areas.
Older turists might have harder time to manouver between all those countless stands as salespersons are even more eager to make a more rewarding sales of their products.
All in all, getting around in market areas and in small unknown shops are much more fun than big malls where almost everything is same as in all other similar malls (with trademarks,) anywhere in world.
A trip to Beijing is definitely something that everyone interested of traveling should undertake, if possible.
Good tip?
(0)
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