The architecture is amazing, the streets are wide and everything looks spacious and orderly. There are a lot of foreign restaurants, but they're all very spread out and it's not always easy to find them. What I really didn't like is the biting cold and the poor taxi/DIDI service - it's very, very difficult to get a ride in Bj.

radinikolavojevic China

Cultural Place! Great for an Intro to China for Internationals. It is a city partly built with Westerners in mind so don't fear too much about going. You will find plenty of food-western and eastern. Culture-So much from the Great Wall to the Temples to the Palaces... You may be surprised at how many people do speak English. You should be able to get around ok. Remember to take a lot of RMB (Yuan) Chinese Money. The parks/attractions range in price about 40Y to 70+yuan. Many places do take credit card but have plenty of cash on hand as well. If you want postcards... They are mainly only sold at the attractions themselves. The park shops are places you will probably spend most of your money. If you go to the Wall- I recommend getting a tour bus from your hotel. It is worth the money. They will probably take you to 3-4 different locations as well- A tea house, a Jade jewelry shop, or others. Places to buy silk....Expect to spend a whole day on such a trip. The Wall is about an hour from the city to the north west. Great place to start a tour of China. Remember, There is More than just BJ. ;)

Rebekah Japan

I really like how to get around in this city. There are convenient metro you can take to the main attractions. Numerous choices of food you can have with reasonable price (recommend using app to select places to eat). The vibe around the city is fantastic. Everywhere filled with historical data, which can enrich the visiting experience when exploring the city.

AKA_SWP Thailand

the place was surprisingly clean and organized (it could be because it was wintertime, though). it's the perfect mix between modern and traditional. i realized there were tons of public bathrooms, and they were mostly clean! totally erased my initial mindset about the city - Beijing is lovely!

Michelle Indonesia

If there's anything you should see in Beijing, it will be The Great Wall. Forbidden City is ok, but no proper restaurant nearby, given to the size of Forbidden City, either you walk with empty stomach or go somewhere quite far to eat first then visit. Waste of time and reducing the pleasure.

Yang Sweden

I studied there for a semester and returned for 4 days after traveling abroad only to return home. Since it was during the corona outbreak and the Chinese new year it was quite a calm and empty. During a normal season it's nothing like that. To sum up Beijing and China as a whole you always need to keep in mind that you are in a country different from any Western one, and that there things are more sketchy than in other places. Chinese people generally love foreigners, but in Beijing they generally don't ask to take pictures with you. Very little people speak English there so have a translation app always handy (use Baidu apps for translation and maps). Like everyone that was with me during my semester you will either love or hate China, but personally it impressed me, specially how incredibly safe it is. You can go anywhere at any time alone and be you can be sure that you will be fine. The Beijing metro is the best one I've used by far, it's cheap and it's always on time.

João China