Beijing Bound! What are the BIGGEST red flags & tourist traps? SOS, help me!
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Everyone, please be careful when reading the comments and don't get scammed!
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Couldn't get tickets for the Forbidden City.
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The most important tip for Beijing: don't join a tour group! Unless you're heading to the outskirts, public transport is super convenient, making a tour group completely unnecessary. During morning and evening rush hours, avoid taxis – the subway will save you more time.
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Trust advice from locals like me (check the IP!), not from outsiders trying to convince you to join a tour group.
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Just thinking about battling the crowds in Beijing during the May Day holiday... I'm already feeling overwhelmed.
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What a coincidence, me too.
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Avoid Nanluoguxiang. It's crowded, expensive, traffic is terrible, and the food isn't good. We locals rarely go there.
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You can't go wrong following the locals.
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Beijing, Beijing, Beijing!!! You absolutely have to visit the capital! Watching the flag-raising ceremony is just breathtaking, truly breathtaking. Explore all three floors of the National Museum! And when you climb the Great Wall, you'll genuinely feel the saying, 'He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true hero.' Beijing offers an incredible sense of security, with traffic police at every intersection, day and night! I joined a tour and visited Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Shichahai, the Summer Palace, the Old Summer Palace, Tsinghua and Peking Universities, the Great Wall, and the Bird's Nest & Water Cube. It was a fantastic and relaxing five-day, four-night trip.
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Please share the details!