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Originally Posted by phatjeffrey
Thanks for the input, so that was one rumor that just got crushed.
Alright, its final, i'm going to be going for 4 days only ( I know its not a lot of time), what are the places that i shouldn't miss out on visiting and things that i should do in beijing during these 4 days?
There's a club called "Propaganda" with lots of expats and university students. The drinks are cheap (4 Long Island Ice Teas for 80 RMB and they didn't skimp on the alcohol) and music is what you'd find in the states (Soulja boy, etc). But you are going for Olympics, so YMMV.
Try the Peking Duck in Beijing at Quan Ju De. Famous restaurant with a long history. I prefer the cantonese style found in Chinatowns here though.
Do the Great Wall. There's a bus (919 to Badaling) that goes there for 12 RMB and takes about 90 mins. You can ask the cabby to take you to the bus stop (behind the drum tower) if you are fluent in Mandarin. Do not do this if you're not fluent in Mandarin. There's a same bus back but its hidden away and touts will lie to get you to take their bus. There are now 2 cable cars you can take so you don't need to climb those steep walls anymore.
Do the Forbidden Palace. The best stuff is now all in London, 2nd best stuff in Taipei, so you're looking at 3rd best stuff and stuff that couldn't be hauled away. If you see scrapes, its likely that it was gold plated and the invaders scraped off the gold to take home with them.
Right outside of the Forbidden Palace front entrance is Tiananmen Square. Might as well check it out if you're there.
See the Imperial Garden. It's fun and relaxing but you will see 10 of 1000s of tourists so it'll be hard to get a clear shot.
For nightlife, my friends brought me mostly to the area around the drum tower. I'm horrible at remembering these street names so can't help you much there. Lots of hidden restaurants and bars in alleys. There is an expat magazine that you can find in most coffee shops that will tell you where all these places are.
Your Beijing experience during the Olympics is going to be vastly different than mine. Good luck, always be on guard, and be careful of trusting anyone.