For a city of 20 million people, strangely Beijing didn't feel crowded. We found Beijing easy and cheap to explore using the metro, and found fabulous food on every corner. We ticked off the main tourist attractions and they did not disappoint! This 600 year old section of the great wall at Mutianyu is only an hour from Beijing and mostly restored. We hiked for about 3 hours between the gateposts trying to imagine the men building this wall over 1000 years, carting stone to the ridgelines of all these hills! The forbidden city is the palace of the last chinese emporer. Wide marble pathways and bridges, gorgeous imperial gardens and an impressive clock museum. The summer palace, another display of imperial opulence, boasts a huge manmade lake, and colourful pagoda's on the overlooking hill. Staying a little out of the CBD, we were able to meet many local children and we were again amazed by the generosity of the beautiful Chinese people.
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