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Just returned from a year in Korea. I visited Beijing for a long weekend. Great place...believe it or not the Chinese food in China sucks. Not very many people speak English. The shopping is incredible. I stayed at the Holiday Inn in Lido and it was a very nice hotel. The are a tons of markets in Beijing and every cab driver knows where they are...Pearl Market (clothes and you guessed it Pearls). The Dirt Market (no, not dirt sales), but they sell antiques and clothes. They love to barter and you can get things for very cheap...only offer them 10% of what they tell you...please believe me! The things to buy are pearls, Northface jackets, polo, fake watches, and handbags. Have fun and they will try to bully you into buying stuff, but hold firm and walk away...they will be begging you to come back. Anymore questions, shoot me an email.
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