Beijing, the capital of People's Republic of China, has a rich historical past, and a literally rich present, as it is home to the greatest number of wealthy people in China.
Here are 9 reasons why you should make a trip to this Forbidden City soon:
1. Challenge your fear and taste buds
Walking along the street of the popular Wangfujing, you will find many stores selling exotic food like scorpions, starfish, sea horse etc. Some of them are known to be rich in proteins or contains some health benefits. Care & dare to try?
2. Peking Duck
What can be more authentic than having a Peking Duck feast in Beijing? Quanjide is 1 of the famous roast duck restaurant in Beijing, and you can easily spot the restaurant as there are usually long queues of people waiting to enter the store. Try dipping this famous imperial dish in sugar or hoisin sauce or simply enjoy the having the crisp skin melting in your mouth.
3. Being a Good Man / Woman
There is a Chinese saying - 不到长城非好汉 , which means you can only be considered as a good man if you've been to the Great Wall of China. I went to the Mutianyu part of the Great Wall, which is relatively quieter with lesser tourists. The climb is manageable, and I enjoyed the trill of luging downhill at the end of the climb, which I thought is a great fusion historical historical and modern fun.
4. Pretending to be a Emperor or Princess
Many of us would have watched shows with storyline revolving around the imperial family, and would have imagine yourself being the Emperor or the well-loved Princess. Don't stop at the imagination, visit the Forbidden City to take a look at the court where the Emperor and his subjects had their morning discussion sessions, the rooms where the imperial families sleeps, and the backyard where the Prince secretly met his sweetheart.
5. Wonderful scenery
The Imperial family visited the Summer Palace to get away from the heat of the summer, and in modern day language, this is the place where the Imperial family relax and chill. It wasn't at the top of my to-go list in Beijing, but enchanting lakes and parks awed me, and I spent almost 1 full day there. I recommend you to put this place as a not-to-be missed attraction in Beijing.
6. Appreciating the history
Most audio guides in attractions of other countries require you to manually press the displayed number before the audio guides starts explaining, but in Beijing, the audio guides can sense/track where you are, and start narrating as soon as you are close to the location. This wonderful tool serves as a map as well, and you can see which location you've visited or missed as a red light will be shown when you've visited the location.
7. Check out retirement ideas
What hobbies should you take up when you retire? A visit to the Temple of Heaven will provide you with some ideas, where the elders hang out daily to participant in various activities ranging from mahjong, poker cards, taiji and dance.
8. Cheap transport
The Beijing Subway will enable you to reach the various places of attractions easily at a cost of RMB2, no matter where you go. Yes, RMB2 = SGD0.50 per entry. Although the local people complains that their Subway is too crowded, I feel that the "crowdiness" is the same as Singapore's MRT system. Try it out yourself to make a judgement.
9. Understanding the present
Since the economic reforms in 1978, how did China become the world's fastest growing economy? Take a look into the daily life of the locals and listen to stories from trishaw or taxi drivers to understand more about why success is so important to them.
Here are 9 reasons why you should make a trip to this Forbidden City soon:
1. Challenge your fear and taste buds
Walking along the street of the popular Wangfujing, you will find many stores selling exotic food like scorpions, starfish, sea horse etc. Some of them are known to be rich in proteins or contains some health benefits. Care & dare to try?
2. Peking Duck
What can be more authentic than having a Peking Duck feast in Beijing? Quanjide is 1 of the famous roast duck restaurant in Beijing, and you can easily spot the restaurant as there are usually long queues of people waiting to enter the store. Try dipping this famous imperial dish in sugar or hoisin sauce or simply enjoy the having the crisp skin melting in your mouth.
3. Being a Good Man / Woman
There is a Chinese saying - 不到长城非好汉 , which means you can only be considered as a good man if you've been to the Great Wall of China. I went to the Mutianyu part of the Great Wall, which is relatively quieter with lesser tourists. The climb is manageable, and I enjoyed the trill of luging downhill at the end of the climb, which I thought is a great fusion historical historical and modern fun.
4. Pretending to be a Emperor or Princess
Many of us would have watched shows with storyline revolving around the imperial family, and would have imagine yourself being the Emperor or the well-loved Princess. Don't stop at the imagination, visit the Forbidden City to take a look at the court where the Emperor and his subjects had their morning discussion sessions, the rooms where the imperial families sleeps, and the backyard where the Prince secretly met his sweetheart.
The Imperial family visited the Summer Palace to get away from the heat of the summer, and in modern day language, this is the place where the Imperial family relax and chill. It wasn't at the top of my to-go list in Beijing, but enchanting lakes and parks awed me, and I spent almost 1 full day there. I recommend you to put this place as a not-to-be missed attraction in Beijing.
6. Appreciating the history
Most audio guides in attractions of other countries require you to manually press the displayed number before the audio guides starts explaining, but in Beijing, the audio guides can sense/track where you are, and start narrating as soon as you are close to the location. This wonderful tool serves as a map as well, and you can see which location you've visited or missed as a red light will be shown when you've visited the location.
7. Check out retirement ideas
What hobbies should you take up when you retire? A visit to the Temple of Heaven will provide you with some ideas, where the elders hang out daily to participant in various activities ranging from mahjong, poker cards, taiji and dance.
8. Cheap transport
The Beijing Subway will enable you to reach the various places of attractions easily at a cost of RMB2, no matter where you go. Yes, RMB2 = SGD0.50 per entry. Although the local people complains that their Subway is too crowded, I feel that the "crowdiness" is the same as Singapore's MRT system. Try it out yourself to make a judgement.
9. Understanding the present
Since the economic reforms in 1978, how did China become the world's fastest growing economy? Take a look into the daily life of the locals and listen to stories from trishaw or taxi drivers to understand more about why success is so important to them.
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