Beijing it is a splendid, huge city in which to stop at least five days. There are so many things to see, but the distances are exaggerated, you will be in subway or by bus even two hours in a row to move from one part of the city to another, shoulder to shoulder with many people, a sensation in some respects hard to handle, not being used to living with a river of people on the move, on the other hand, it is an experience definitely worth trying.
View 2.000 people in front of a train station to get a ticket, I assure you, it is already very “choreographic” and particular, but the true beauties of the city are many and it is worth stopping a few days and enjoying unforgettable aspects of the place.
The only flaw, Beijing is probably part of the China more expensive, in many respects. But, believe me, you can shoot low cost here too. One can, for example, reach the Great Wall by bus, independently, without any need for organized tours or private coaches.
You can easily eat along the road, in one of the thousands of small shops and stalls that continually cook anything and everything, spending very little. Do not go to the tourist part, in the Wangfujing Snack Street: sure, here you can eat snakes, scorpions, spiders, but nothing is authentic, not even the prices!
But above all, it can sleep at very reasonable prices yet, I repeat, considering that at least it is triple compared to the rest of the country. I therefore recommend that you go to the Red Lantern House, clean and well maintained hostel: at the reception talk to the manager and ask her for a cheaper accommodation; he will take you to another building, behind the hostel I was talking about, where you will find anyway rooms with private bathroom, a central garden with Wireless, change of towels every day, air conditioner with heat pump.
