Joshua Zupan
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The Palace Museum
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The Forbidden City is big, REALLY big. Bring clothing that is seasonally appropriate for an outdoor hike. The crowds are huge even in freezing temperatures but the grounds are so big that mostly you have space. The exceptions are the entry lines and the smaller exhibits. We saw the treasury. It's a separate price you pay inside the palace. Those rooms are small. Everyone is pushing and shoving to get a look so if you can't handle those kinds of crowds beware.
For us one of the big negatives is the distances you are from the actual sites. Many of the barriers are significant distances from the interior of the rooms. Not only does this make it hard to see anything, you might want to bring a telephoto lens if you want good pictures.
All that said it's an incredible experience and I wouldn't miss it.
The Forbidden City is big, REALLY big. Bring clothing that is seasonally appropriate for an outdoor hike. The crowds are huge even in freezing temperatures but the grounds are so big that mostly you have space. The exceptions are the entry lines and the smaller exhibits. We saw the treasury. It's a separate price you pay inside the palace. Those rooms are small. Everyone is pushing and shoving to get a look so if you can't handle those kinds of crowds beware.
For us one of the big negatives is the distances you are from the actual sites. Many of the barriers are significant distances from the interior of the rooms. Not only does this make it hard to see anything, you might want to bring a telephoto lens if you want good pictures.
All that said it's an incredible experience and I wouldn't miss it.
Tiananmen Square
After reading some of these reviews I'm starting to get the" impression" that some of these reviewers have not actually been here. If they look like stock photos they probably are.
You need tickets and expect long lines for everything. Mao's tomb is impossible unless you plan a whole day just for that so I skipped it. It is the same for the museum. Otherwise the square is exactly what it says in the name, a big open square with lots of people. You can see it on your way to any of the other local sites. We hit it on the way to the palace. But, definitely don't plan a trip just for the square there isn't much to see or do.
Expect a lot of looks from the locals and folks who point at you and say "look a foreigner". They aren't being rude, you just aren't a normal site.
You need tickets and expect long lines for everything. Mao's tomb is impossible unless you plan a whole day just for that so I skipped it. It is the same for the museum. Otherwise the square is exactly what it says in the name, a big open square with lots of people. You can see it on your way to any of the other local sites. We hit it on the way to the palace. But, definitely don't plan a trip just for the square there isn't much to see or do.
Expect a lot of looks from the locals and folks who point at you and say "look a foreigner". They aren't being rude, you just aren't a normal site.
Summer Palace
Prepare for a long walk. Yes it's beautiful and worth the visit. The palace grounds are huge to see it all is quite a trek. Many of the buildings are closed and the upkeep is lacking in a lot of areas. The crowds can be intense even in winter. While we did not have a tour guide, I got a chance to listen to a few. Nothing I heard was very interesting and they seemed to distract from the environment more than benefit, so maybe skip one. Also this park was by far the dirtiest of the historic sites. I'm not sure why but there was a lot of trash scattered around especially in the water. The boats and the boathouses showed the most disrepair of the whole site. Go defiantly go but don't set your expectations too high.