Beijing trip 2012

Been a bit lazy lately but it has been a while since I update my blog. I am going there for an exhibition with my company. However this time, I finally get to visit the Great Wall of China during the R&R day. It is one of the amazing wonders in the world.

The hotel we stayed in is pretty good, it has almost all basic amenities you need like toothbrush etc. Overall, I have pretty good impression of the hotel. Its name is CNCC grand hotel and located just beside the convention hall which makes it very convenient. Below is some pics of the room:

Nice bed

Washroom

Washroom 

For the R&R day, we went to the Great Wall as mentioned. I am amazed by what I see, can't imagine how many manpower is needed to built such a long structure. The area we went to is located in the mountainous region of Beijing.

Do note that there are also other Great Wall sites located in other parts of China. The trip to Great Wall took about an hour plus from our hotel (almost smooth traffic) by car. But if there is a traffic jam, it will be even longer. Below is some pics I took:

Arrival

Entrance

Entrance area

Crowded

Crowded 2

Checkpoint

Nice view

Nice view 2

Hero peak

Descending back to entrance (can take cable car or walk down)

Nice view 3

Cable car for me

Cable car view 1

Cable car view 2

And some of the nice food we had eaten during the week. Below is some of the pics:

 Szechuan cuisine (cooked whole fish)

Russian food found in Beijing

To sum it up, I enjoyed the Great Wall although the air is really dry in Beijing (maybe because the winter ended not long ago). Not really used to it since I lived in a humid region. Maybe next time, we will visit the other popular tourist sites.