Beijing or Shanghai ?

[oldblue]

beijing kaya ba ng 1 day along with great wall?

i'm not really into historical tours. pero yun plano ko trip next month sa shanghai gusto ko samahan ng beijing/great wall. mas trip ko talaga city stroll and shopping

[j_avonni]

I've not been to both places. Please post pics upon your return.

[boybi]

Kung Great Wall lang, 1 day na yan dahil exhausted ka na especially kung aakyatin mo the 5-7 towers. Tapos mag shopping or strolling ka nalang sa Wangfujing sa gabi.

[jaeger]

I'm leaving next weekend for China on short vacation with my misis & 2 kiddos (before their classes start). Our route will be Beijing-Hangzhou-Shanghai. Last time I was at these places was back in 1987 when I was still a kid.

Other than the usual sites, I'll try to spend 1-day at Zhong Guan Cun (electronics shopping district NW Beijing with 3,400 stores) near the Summer Palace where you find these 2 malls (taken from The Economist) :

Hailong Shopping Hall
1 Zhongguancun Dajie, Haidian District
+86 10 8266 3838/ 3939
The shopping mall that came to define the surrounding area as China's very own silicon valley. Five-stories of hardware, components, parts, laptops, and fully assembled PCs. It is generally considered the best place to pick up anything computer related on the mainland.

Top Electronics City
1 Zhongguancun Dajie, Haidian District
+86 10 8269 8269
The largest electronics market in Beijing with over 1,700 small shops. The latest electronics can be found here with reliable after-sale services.

From Beijing, we'll take the 11-hour overnight non-stop express train (165kph only) to Hangzhou on T-class service (4-soft sleepers per berth). The bullet train (TGV-class) line is still being constructed. Afterwhich, we move on to nearby Shanghai.

Last time I was in China was in 1995 backpacking in Lhasa, Chengdu (we climbed Emei Shan stayed at a monestary at the summit), Leshan, Yangshuo, but never got to re-visit Beijing and Shanghai in 1995.

I'm still searching on the net the electronics shopping district in Shanghai.
Most point to the cluster of malls in Xujiahui. Any other tips, suggestions welcomed.

[mamichula]

Beijing, there is more to see there. I went there last December, I wrote an article about it that came out just recently, you might wanna read it here http://www.hackwriters.com/Balita.htm


although I din't include the Forbidden city there ,because I'm planning to write a separate article about it.

[admiral88]

You may check this link for hotels in Shanghai, though don't know which one is closer to expo center.
http://english.ctrip.com/supermarket...archResult.asp

shanghai, being a cosmopolitan city, is pretty much busy. compared to beijing. isa lang ung na enjoy ko dun, ung THE BUND. where history meets technology.

Thank you for all your inputs. Yung Renaissance pudong hotel daw ang nearest sa expo according to nautica. Medyo pricey (RMB1,200 for double room), 3 or 4 star hotel will do, any suggestions? thanks

[torque2006]

beijing is better if you want sightseeing, or if you want to buy traditional stuff.

shanghai is for shopping, but what the heck, all brands are in makati anyway.

[1D4LV]

beijing is better if you want sightseeing, or if you want to buy traditional stuff.

shanghai is for shopping, but what the heck, all brands are in makati anyway.

i used to work in china for a year.
tama si torque....

beijing eh medyo historical and cultural ang dating.
shanghai is medyo modern, shopping, entertainment, etc.

[Nautica]

Thank you for all your inputs. Yung Renaissance pudong hotel daw ang nearest sa expo according to nautica. Medyo pricey (RMB1,200 for double room), 3 or 4 star hotel will do, any suggestions? thanks

Since the expo venue is accesible by subway (Line2), why don't you go to the city (Radisson Hotel) just near the Peoples Square subway station. From here you can explore Shanghai. Subway train is not a problem, every 5 minutes trains arrive.

I have some foreigner friend who once stay in Renaissance Pudong and they've complained of lack of nigthlife in that area.

Here are the photos taken from the Bund (Pearl Tower , Huangpu River & Old buildings)

[rudyphoto]

Tour namin Beijing and Shanghai for 5 to 7 days. Thanks to all na ngreplies.

[larshell]

Sa Shanghai may F1 race sa october. ;)

[yuichi]

both are good cities, savor the place and the food. my advice is grab the oppurunity to eat the food the city is famous for, or even the exotic ones.

[wrcastro_ph]

been to Beijing 5 times last year. Shanghai is a better city for me.

[onedayoldchick]

may snow ba sa beijing or shanghai kpag december? or winter park kung san may snow sa china. dipa kasi ako nkakakita ng snow. gusto ko magsnow boarding. yung hindi mahigpit kumuha ng visa. no visa needed para madali.

[oldblue]

sa singapore ka nalang kung snow ang gusto mo. may snow world dun

[wrcastro_ph]

May konting flakes lang po sa Beijing kapag december, relatively mga -5 to 0 ang temp. kung gusto mo talaga ng Snow, punta ka sa Mongolia bro (-20 to -10 ang temp). Di na kailangan ng Visa don para sating mga pinoy. lapit lang sya sa Beijing... 2 hours flight lang.

[Dekra]

I'll never forget Beijing...One thing that stuck in my mind was when our tour brought us to a cosmetics/medicine factory where they make these lotions or creams na pampahid sa balat. As part of their demonstration of a burn cream, this Chinese guy will burn his own palms with a hot metal bar from a furnace and then apply the burn cream afterwards. To prove that it works.

And he does this daw everyday. Grabe.

[mamichula]

beijing kaya ba ng 1 day along with great wall?

i'm not really into historical tours. pero yun plano ko trip next month sa shanghai gusto ko samahan ng beijing/great wall. mas trip ko talaga city stroll and shopping

Yeah. There's a one day Beijing tour that includes, the Ming Tomb, Jade Factory and Great wall (Badaling Section). Or Great wall, summer palace and jade factory.It's a guided tour with an english speaking tour guide, includes lunch pa. They'd pick you up really early. And they'd take pictures that you can download.

[oldblue]

Yeah. There's a one day Beijing tour that includes, the Ming Tomb, Jade Factory and Great wall (Badaling Section). Or Great wall, summer palace and jade factory.It's a guided tour with an english speaking tour guide, includes lunch pa. They'd pick you up really early. And they'd take pictures that you can download.

ok ma'm thanks. I just need around 10 pics or so for Beijing and great wall para pangyabang sa friendster and sa blogs ng wife ko. and the rest gusto ko puro shopping and sight seeing sa Shanghai