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AąśćńłęążWe are a group of 17 Norwegian students, who in the period 18th of February till 1st of March 2008, went on a trip to China. More specifically, we visited Shanghai and Beijing. On this site we will present various things that can be good to know before travelling to China, both in a group or by yourself. We will also try to give you a decent presentation of the trip that we have made.
Planning
When deciding where to travel, we had to take many aspects into consideration. To agree on a destination wasn’t easy, and we had many discussions concerning this. When 17 people are travelling together, chances are pretty high that not everyone will agree. Democratic votes were held, and the majority got their will. China seemed rather exotic and suitable for most of us, and no one in the group had ever been there before. After agreeing on China, we decided the two main “bases”: Shanghai and Beijing. Shanghai is known to be representing the modern and technological part of China, while Beijing’s main focus lies in presenting Chinese history and traditions. The planning process could begin!
What we wanted
Shanghai and Beijing are both well known cities all over the world, and are being visited by tourists from all over the planet. Seeing we were only staying in China for about two weeks, there was no chance we got to see everything that Shanghai and Beijing has to offer. We decided that we would want to visit the obvious tourist attractions such as The great wall, Oriental pearl tower, The forbidden city, and several markets such as the silk market and the pearl market. At the same time we hoped to see a part of “The real china”, behind the tourist facade.
