When planning for a trip, people often choose Hongkong, Thailand, Japan, Singapore and South Korea as destinations. Seldom do we come across those whose first choice is to go to Beijing. For us, it was a choice between Beijing and Shanghai. Weighing the pros and cons, Beijing won. There are more interesting places in Beijing, I think. And these places have a history behind it. History that shaped the people and culture of China. We went to Beijing couple of years ago (2009) but the experience I got from the trip is still fresh in my mind. I guess this is one of my favorite trips so far. We stayed in Beijing for 4 days. It may be short but with proper time keeping and itinerary, we were able to visit almost all of the most
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