Beijing at Christmas

Hello,

My friend and i are going to be in Beijing from the 23rd of December
to the 3rd of January and were just wondering if anyone had any tips
of specific things to do/see? Obviously, we want to visit all the key
sites, but were just wondering if anything specific will be happening
during the festive season?

Also, we are quite keen to have a "Chinese" lunch on Christmas day -
can anyone recommend any restuarants where we will be able to find
traditional chinese food (as opposed to Turkey etc that a lot of the
hotels appear to be doing)?! We are n ot entirely sure how much will
be open on chrismtas day?

Thanks so much in advance!
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"Nguyen Quoc" wrote in message
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Hello,

My friend and i are going to be in Beijing from the 23rd of December
to the 3rd of January and were just wondering if anyone had any tips
of specific things to do/see? Obviously, we want to visit all the key
sites, but were just wondering if anything specific will be happening
during the festive season?

As the Chinese don't traditionally celebrate Christmas, why would anything
special happen then?

tim

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"Nguyen Quoc" wrote in message
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Hello,
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As the Chinese don't traditionally celebrate Christmas, why would anything
special happen then?

tim

trolling Peking ducks for sure!

:-(
Mort

Nguyen Quoc wrote:

Hello,

My friend and i are going to be in Beijing from the 23rd of December
to the 3rd of January ...

Haven't been in Beijing for Christmas, but for future reference,
Christmas in Hong Kong is nice. Families promenading at night along
the Kowloon waterfront looking at the lit buildings across the harbor
....

Nguyen Quoc wrote:
Hello,

My friend and i are going to be in Beijing from the 23rd of December
to the 3rd of January and were just wondering if anyone had any tips
of specific things to do/see? Obviously, we want to visit all the key
sites, but were just wondering if anything specific will be happening
during the festive season?

No. Avoid Beijing at all costs at that time of year.

Also, we are quite keen to have a "Chinese" lunch on Christmas day -
can anyone recommend any restuarants where we will be able to find
traditional chinese food (as opposed to Turkey etc that a lot of the
hotels appear to be doing)?! We are n ot entirely sure how much will
be open on chrismtas day?

No. You cannot find Chinese food in Beijing on XMAS as the city
government requires all restaurants to serve a traditional XMAS dinner.

Hello,

My friend and i are going to be in Beijing from the 23rd of December
to the 3rd of January and were just wondering if anyone had any tips
of specific things to do/see? Obviously, we want to visit all the key
sites, but were just wondering if anything specific will be happening
during the festive season?

Try the Fang Shan Restaurant. Very Nice.....a bit pricey. In park, on an
island...excellent stuff.

Good luck. Nearby Forbidden City etc.

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