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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can do the whole trip on speed train, which would be much more pleasant than flying. First class tickets are pretty reasonable prices last time we were there and very comfortable. You can walk from Shenzhen into Hong Kong.

For the great wall, I would recommend going to a less popular location to avoid crowds. Look into Jinshanling, which is wilder and more scenic. Simatai is also a great choice for seeing parts of the original wall. Do NOT go to Badaling, which is the closest. [/quote]

Inhaling is awesome!  I'm Chinese American and took my teens last summer to Beijing and Shanghai (Xian and Yellow Mtn too).  I did Badaling with my mom years ago for my first trip and the difference is night and day.  There's almost nobody in the former because it is a ways out but not terrible. Absolutely worth it.

I really enjoyed Beijing more this trip than years ago - consider a ride through old town carriage ride.  Get Peking duck which is good in Beijing.

In Shanghai it's dumplings.

Shanghai is actually great for pizza if you can believe it lol!  That's a new thing now there.

Everyone pretty much speaks English in big cities.

My cousin is in Schenzen and yeah- a totally modern city. Amazing place I wish I got there.

I'd really love to return. China is full of wonders and not anything like what Americans imagine esp in the large cities.  The shopping is glorious. We brought new luggage there to bring everything back hahaha.  Shanghai is a lot of shopping but I actually preferred Beijing.  You will find also that there's a ton of good places to eat in the shopping malls - the buildings have like 9 floors and there's usually 2 floors of just food - it's also great deals.  Like $7USD gets you a full delicious meal. Don't think of eating at the dept stores as eating at our food courts at Tysons is what I'm trying to say :)

Think Shanghai as NYC and Beijing as DC.  I prefer NYC to DC 1000000x over but Beijing has really improved its ambiance and isn't as "stuffy" as I remembered to be.

The trains are awesome so you'll enjoy that. :)

Have so much fun!!!!!
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