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I always thought my walking game was legendary... until Beijing.

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    Frank Cole
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    I consider myself a decent walker. On my second day in Beijing, I planned to visit the Summer Palace AND the Old Summer Palace. Little did I know how brutal that would be. After the Summer Palace, I was already feeling a bit tired, but I pushed on to the Old Summer Palace and... somehow managed to drag myself through it, gritting my teeth.

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      Maryann Daniel IV
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      Hahahahahaha, I'm cackling like a goose!

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        Ada Muller
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        As someone from Chongqing visiting Beijing, I found Beijing super easy to walk around. It's such a breeze!

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          Lena Oberbrunner
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          People from Chongqing just have a natural stamina buff.

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            Daisy Hermiston
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            I always assumed all tourist spots were as vast as those in Beijing. My first time in Suzhou, at Hanshan Temple, I was mentally prepared for a climb like Fragrant Hills. But after just 20 minutes, I was like, 'Wait, that's it? We're already at the top?' Feeling completely bewildered.

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              Glenn Ryan PhD
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              The first time I took my son to Suzhou, our first day's plan was the Humble Administrator's Garden. We hired a guide and were done in just over an hour. We just looked at each other, like, 'Now what?' So, we hopped on a random tour bus at the entrance and ended up visiting Hanshan Temple, Maple Bridge, the Silk Museum, and the Pearl Museum. The local driver even asked, 'Do you guys think every place is as huge as the Forbidden City?'

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                Delia Jast
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                Oh, and I have to mention three friends—one each from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou—who told me certain places were 'just a short walk away.' Turns out, each 'short walk' was at least 20 minutes! You first-tier city folks are basically urban infantry units when it comes to walking.

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                  Theodore Wiza
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                  Twenty minutes? That is pretty close, just over a kilometer. I walk that much pretty much daily.

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                    Joseph Thompson
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                    From Tiananmen to Xidan, I asked a policeman how far it was. He said, 'It's very close, just a short walk.' Then I checked – it's 2 kilometers! That's 'very close'?

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                      Colin Cronin
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                      2km isn't close? It's just a hop, skip, and a jump!

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                        Cathy Gulgowski
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                        After spending the last couple of days sightseeing in Beijing, I swear a kilometer here feels longer than a kilometer in Shanghai.

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                          Kelley Balistreri
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                          Won't it be cold with nothing much to see along the way?

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                            Kathryn Heller
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                            That's why they say Beijing tour guides have the toughest job in the country.

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                              Wesley Parisian-Kerluke IV
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                              They have to walk so much and memorize tons of information, huh.

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                                Linda Dietrich
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                                I actually managed to schedule the Badaling Great Wall, the National Museum, AND Tiananmen Square all in one day in Beijing! My feet were absolutely killing me by the end.

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                                  Ms. Beatrice Abernathy
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                                  Are you sure you won't get stuck in traffic?

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                                    Dr. Mandy Walter-Reichert
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                                    @momo Hahahaha, remember when we walked from Wangfujing back to Xishiku? I was so freaking done with it, especially since they wouldn't even let us cross the road!

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                                      Ms. Cecilia Lowe
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                                      And we just powered through the whole thing like that!

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