Rapid Beijing-Tianjin for the Olympics
All ready for the this weeks Olympic celebrations, the Beijing – Tianjin high speed railway has just opened in China. The train will take passengers from Beijing to the soccer facilities at Tianjin. The...
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Surviving the Beijing Airport
We have a treat for you today- our first guest writer on Tripandom- Jennifer Gregory If you’re heading to the summer Olympics this year, chances are you’ll arrive to the area via the Beijing...
Beijing’s Water Cube
[youtube _m8FpNbNewQ] The 2008 Olympic Games kick on in the Chinese capital Beijing on the 8th of August and the world is going to be amazed at not only some incredible sporting moments but...
Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum
Chairman Mao was the founder of the People’s Republic of China and he is one of the essential characters in the modern history of this huge country. The Chairman died in 1976 and a...
Wangfujing Snack Street
Wangfujing in the centre of Beijing is home to many of the worlds’ best brands and a haven for shopping but it is also the best place to try traditional Chinese snacks. Snack Street...
World’s largest airport for Beijing
At over 1 million square metres and able to handle 53 million people a year the new terminal at Beijing Airport promises to be the world’s biggest and most technologically advanced airport facility doubling...
The Olympic Birdsnest
[youtube RsVDTgzvYes] This time next year the 2008 Olympic Games will be a memory. The Olympic flame will burn brightly over the Beijing National Stadium with its amazing bird nest like architecture. Designed by...
The weird 2008 Olympic Mascots
[youtube GqlozDd3GUM] The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are just over a year away with the opening ceremony being held on the 8th of August next year. We have found this amazing animated display of...
