Gallery Hotel

No.208, 2nd Area, Wangjing Lize Zhongyuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100102, China | Hotel

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Beijing Part Deux

A travel blog entry by vwuertz

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... s eye, we see the photo of the lone man standing in front of the tank. We recall reading the descriptions of the Square and the government’s stoic and violent reaction to the 1989 protests in A Heart for Freedom by Chai Ling, one of the student leaders of the demonstrations. We are ready to walk on this historic square and soak in the history. Nothing can prepare us for the sheer size of the Square. At 108 acres, Tiananmen Square is one of ...

Day 2

A travel blog entry by clay_weston

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Early start for our little tour group this morning. 6:30 buffet breakfast and 7:00 on the bus, bound for the bucket list item, "The Great Wall". It's about a 2 hour drive from Beijing to the wall via a Jade carving factory, jade tour was a great thing, one of those classic moments happened for me. The sales/tour lady is waffling on about jade statues and feng shui and she mentions a dragon statue called Pi Xiu ( pea shoe) ...

The Tourist (Orientation Part 3)

A travel blog entry by briandamit

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... the streets and without their right-of-way, motor vehicles would have to frequently stop for pedestrians. This would result in huge traffic jams and Beijing's traffic would be worse than it already is.

To not get hit by cars, I realized it's best to follow other Beijingers when they cross. It is also much safer when there are around 5 or more people crossing. Hey, they can't hit all of us, right!? Right?
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"It's not ALL pollution. It's dust from Mongloia."

A travel blog entry by sdexclntadvntr

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... tour (unintended) to the Great Wall, Ming Tombs, and Olympic Stadium. We LOVED the Great Wall. There is a saying in our city that they don't believe they are real men until they have seen the Great Wall. As far as we know, there are currently only a few of our students who have been there. Steve and Shefali took a toboggan down from the top of the wall, while sissy Debbie opted for the chair lift with the tour guide. It was a pretty amazing day, even though we had a mini ...

Päivä 30.

A travel blog entry by pinksi

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... meni ihan hukkaan amiraalin niukan alkoholimaun vuoksi. Tarjouksessahan luki että ota kolme, maksa 2. Ohittamaton tarjous.

Siinäpä se päivä olikin ja oli aika suunnata unten maille. Majapaikan luonteesta (historiallisella hutong-alueella sijaitseva mesta) johtuen ei eristeitä seinissä juuri liene joten huoneessa oli melko viileetä. Mitäpä me noista, ollaan nukuttu pahemmissakin paikoissa!

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Location

This hotel, located in the 朝阳区 area of Beijing, is near 798 Space, Ming Tombs (Ming Sishan Ling), Dong Hua Men Night Market, and Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang).
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