Flying to Beijing; flight purchased by girlfriends sister on ctrip.com. Beijing Wikitravel.
To see in Beijing:
- Rent a bicycle. Traverse some of the remaining hutongs.
- Visit the Temple of Heaven. If you go early in the morning you will see thousands of Beijingers starting the day with tai chi.
- Tiananmen Square -
- Forbidden City -
- The great wall ‘He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man’.
- Olympic Swim Center (Water Cube) and the Stadium (Bird’s Nest)
- Ming Tombs – Final resting place of 13 Emperors. We make two stops to give you a complete experience. Walk the Spirit Way and the descend into the underground Ding Tomb.
- Pingyao Ancient City – Pingyao Ancient City is one of the best preserved examples of a walled city in China and is located 100km (62 miles) south of Taiyuan.
- Summer Palace …
Great Wall
If you prefer to see the wall in a relatively natural state, visit Simatai, 110km north-east of Beijing. This part of the Wall is the best choice, for it is still in its original state without being developed into a popular tourist attraction due to its distance and little public transportation options. http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/
