Tie Guan Ying is one of my favorite teas. The tea drinking
provinces are down south, in Fujian area. Northern china seldom
drink tea, or should i say, less tea drinkers. Maybe they do, but
not the Kung Fu tea, (Gong fu cha) like Tie Guan Ying.
The best teas can cost quite a lot, the top range ones could be
around 5000rmb for 1 jin. Thats 1k sing for around 500grams.
Beijing is a nice place to visit. I've been there twice and enjoyed
it thoroughly.
Places of interest are the Forbidden city, great wall, and wang fu
jing.
Food: You can't miss the famous Beijing duck. Gotta try it!
Always on the lookout when you're out touring around, you'll look
like a tourist right away and the minute you speak, they will know
you're from overseas. The tour guides and taxi drivers, they are
all out to make quick money, so they may introduce you to different
places etc and sometimes its just made up stories, so beware.
(Even chinese from other provinces also get cheated!l)
I recommend visiting their night clubs. Prepare to spend a minimum
of 1500rmb. They all have minimum spending for the rooms.
The top KTVs in Beijing will put all singaporean KTVs to
shame.
