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gavincampbell2mo ago
The Forbidden City stops letting new people in at 3:30, so you got lucky. The Summer Palace is quietest right when it opens on a weekday.
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burns.ruby1mo ago
Double down on that weekday morning thing, even the metro is way less packed so you're not fighting through crowds before you even get inside. If you time it right you can basically have the main hall to yourself for a solid 10 minutes before the tour buses roll in around 9. Seriously changes the whole vibe from feeling like a theme park to actually soaking in the history lol.
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My trip to the Great Wall at Mutianyu last spring was a total zoo. Got there at 10 AM on a Saturday, worst mistake ever. Could barely move on the wall itself. The trick is to be on the first bus out there, like 6:30 AM, or go super late in the afternoon. Those mid-day tour groups are brutal. Felt like being stuck in a slow moving line for hours.
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