Heading to China for a couple weeks, any advice?

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Since you will be in Beijing, you’ll want to go visit Tiananmen Square and, if time permits, tour the Forbidden City. While in Beijing, you must visit the Qianmen Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant . . . They cut it up at tableside. That Roast Duck and a couple bottles of Tsing Tao Beer . . . almost worth the 15 hour flight to get there!
If you get some time off, make sure you go to visit the Great Wall at Badaling. Easy to get there by car or bus . . . most hotels can arrange a driver for you. It is the best preserved section of the wall and it has been restored to the same condition as it was during the Ming Dynasty (1365-1644). Remember to take lots of pictures. Wear comfortable shoes if you plan to walk the wall . . . When you start to walk it, take the uphill difficult way . . . you will be rewarded with the best panoramic photos.
As for customs . . . forget it . . . We are barbarians and they know and accept it. Unless you do something that is REALLY embarrassing, nobody will say anything. Just don’t use a toothpick without covering your mouth while you are digging . . . and they think we are strange . . .

Yeah I have advice, watch out for SARS

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