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A First-Time Visitor’s Step-by-Step Guide (2026) Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Quick Answer Yes. Foreign visitors can use both Alipay and WeChat Pay in China. Before your trip: If you do this before you fly, paying in China is usually quick...
A First-Time Visitor’s Step-by-Step Guide (2026) Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Quick Answer Yes. Foreign visitors can use both Alipay and WeChat Pay in China. Before your trip: If you do this before you fly, paying in China is usually quick...
From Our Beijing GuidesAuthentic local advice from the licensed Beijing guides we work with. Quick Answer Yes. Beijing (北京 Běijīng) is generally one of the safest major cities in the world for international visitors. According to the licensed Beijing guides we...
From Our Beijing GuidesAuthentic local advice from the licensed Beijing guides we work with. Quick Answer Most first-time visitors should spend at least four full days in Beijing (北京 Běijīng). Five days is even better. Can you see Beijing in two...
From Our Beijing GuidesAuthentic local advice from the licensed Beijing guides we work with. Quick Answer Peking Duck (北京烤鸭 Běijīng Kǎoyā) deserves its reputation—but don’t make the mistake of thinking it’s the only food Beijing is famous for. According to the...
From Our Beijing GuidesAuthentic local advice from the licensed Beijing guides we work with. Quick Answer For most first-time visitors, our licensed Beijing guides recommend staying near either 前门 (Qiánmén), 王府井 (Wángfǔjǐng) or 东四 (Dōngsì). Each offers excellent access to Beijing’s biggest attractions, public transport...
From Our Beijing GuidesAuthentic local advice from the licensed Beijing guides we work with. Quick Answer For most first-time international visitors, our licensed Beijing guides recommend Mutianyu (慕田峪 Mùtiányù)over Badaling (八达岭 Bādálǐng). Both sections are beautifully restored and offer spectacular views of the Great...
From Our Beijing GuidesAuthentic local advice from the licensed Beijing guides we work with. Quick Answer A licensed Beijing tour guide does far more than explain history. Behind every smooth day at the 故宫 (Gùgōng), 长城 (Chángchéng) or 颐和园 (Yíhéyuán) is hours of planning, monitoring ticket...
From Our Beijing GuidesAuthentic local advice from the licensed Beijing guides we work with. Quick Answer Most first-time visitors to Beijing make the same handful of mistakes—and thankfully, most are easy to avoid. According to the licensed Beijing guides we work...
From Our Beijing GuidesAuthentic local advice from the licensed Beijing guides we work with. Quick Answer Most Beijing residents don’t spend their weekends at the Forbidden City (故宫 Gùgōng) or the Great Wall (长城 Chángchéng). Instead, many head to neighbourhood parks,...
From Our Beijing GuidesAuthentic local advice from the licensed Beijing guides we work with. Quick Answer Most first-time visitors only see about half of what the Forbidden City has to offer. Almost everyone walks through the grand halls, takes photographs of...
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