I have had a bit of time to think about my trip to Beijing. While Beijing is a cool city I personally like Shanghao more. To get the two biggest things out of the way: Beijing has a fare superior collection of historic stuff than Shanghai and definatly feels more Chinese (Shanghai is often discribed as being basically its own thing). The food in Beijing is also pretty good even though the Hui make better noodles then the Beijingers. Beijing is a very poluted city though, I still have a cough I picked up in Beijing. Beijing also has a slower pace than Shanghai and, unlike Shanghai, closes. If I had to conpair Beijing to an American city I would say it feels like Phildelphia with different major problems. Both Philly and Beijing close early and are very historical. While Beijing is more historical then Philedelphia that is kind of an unfair conparison since Beijing is so much older than the discovery of America. For some Chinese this statement will be contreversial, since Beijing and Shanghai have a New York LA rivalry thibg goung on, I enjoyed Beijing but I like Shanghai more. I would still recomend going to Beijing if you are ever in China, you simply can't beat the history.
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Dad
11/1/2016 08:39:05 pm
Glad to hear that the quality of the noodles ranks as one of the top 2 most important things to consider in a Chinese city. At least you still have your priorities
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Jared Paul Miller
11/1/2016 09:07:08 pm
To be fare, sometimes you have to consider the rice dishes instead of the noodles.
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