Travel: China - Beijing

[karmeleon]

momoshop:

However, a plus point is the Chinese are generally very tolerant of kids and will go out of their way to make the kid feel welcome, of course, subjected to the limits/ parameters they are in,:)

They are, huh? The only reaction I got in Beijing was \"are the kids ALL yours????!!!\" (in Mandarin). :roll:

[momoshop]

karmeleon:

momoshop:

However, a plus point is the Chinese are generally very tolerant of kids and will go out of their way to make the kid feel welcome, of course, subjected to the limits/ parameters they are in,:)

They are, huh? The only reaction I got in Beijing was \"are the kids ALL yours????!!!\" (in Mandarin). :roll:

Yeah, we get that a lot, as my tods are 1 year apart, I keep getting questions of \"Oh, are they twins?\" or they will insist my no. 2 is a gal (when he is SO Obviously a boy with his Thomas shirt, Thomas shoes, army cap... sigh, we gave up explaining already).

We also have to \"endure\" quite a bit of the \"Can i take a picture of your kids/ with your kids\" and itis a struggle when my no.1 refuses. So I thought they must genuinely like kids.. I never fail to get a seat on the train when they seeme with the boys.. That is more than I can say when we were back in SG

[Merlion]

Pls note that China food can be quite oily and salty sometimes. You might want to remind the waitress that you prefer less salt, less oil. If not, most likely you will wake up middle in the night looking for water. :!:

[MMM]

Thanks for the response. I go to Shanghai very regularly and thot that it might be a good idea for the kids to see China. The purpose is to let them realise the importance of learning chinese. I think we drop the idea of going to Beijing during school hols. We are probably considering Korea. Though it’s cold but heard from my colleague who is Korean that it will be nice for a change and the theme parks have indoor play place,etc…

[kaydenbrown]

The kids will love the snow for sure!

[amylqf]

I recently bought my P2 child to Beijing. The weather is fantastic during June. not too hot and not too cold.


We are on our own, not joining any tour. The places that we went are not common sight-seeing location for adult, but they are all great for kids. My child enjoy this trip very much.

Here is our itinerary:

Day 1: 蟹岛 (highly recommended)
location: 东苇路，east suburb of Beijing. you can take a taxi there.
It is just a name, not a island and there is no crab there too.
There are a lot of stuff to play inside:
-mini theme park
-fishing (with airconditioning)
-mini zoo.

My daughter loves the mini zoo the best. It is better than Beijing zoo as the child can interact with the animal in near distance.
The entrance fee is only RMB5. you can bring your own vegetable or buy from there at rmb 3 per packet. You can feed all the animal there.
money, eagle, farm animal like rabbit, duck, goose, cow, goat, pig, etc. We saw peacock open up the tail too.

near by 蟹岛, on the same road, there is a 金盏郁金香花园。
you can pick fresh organic vegetable and fruit there.
There is a indoor swimming complex, just like our wild wild wet.
entrance fee: rmb 98-168 for adult, child rmb 60.
but we didn't go inside as we didn't bring out swimming custume on that day.

Day 2: Forbidden City. (this is suitable for primary kids)
Transport: take taxi or take mrt, line 1, alight at Tian An Men station.
Ticket: RMB60 for adult. free for kids below 1.2meter.
I rent a e-tour (a electronic device that give you a tour of forbidden city). I paid rmb 10 (about S$2, cheap tour guide, hehe) and rmb 100 deposit. You can get the deposit back when you exit at main gate.
We enter from the north gate, and exit at the south gate.
The place is too big. we just manage to walk through the center and my kid complain tired. Despite this, it is still a educational tour.

Day 3: china science center
For detail, pls refer to their website
http://www.cstm.org.cn

On the 1st floor, there is a small science center specially build for younger children. entrance fee: rmb 20 for child, rmb 10 for adult.
It is as great as singapore science center. The kids can spent whole day there.

Day 4: 索尼探梦 and 朝阳公园.
it is inside the 朝阳公园. enter from the south gate of the park.
The ticket is rmb 30. cover the entrance fee for the park.

索尼探梦 is a mini science center that supported by Sony.
but you can't find most of the stuff in other science center.
e.g. there is a device that explain how the eye focus.
At each station, there will be a big sony LCD screen to show you how to play and what is the principle behind it.
If the timing is right, you can catch a drama show too.

朝阳公园 has a lot to offer. playground, water activities such as rent a boat, rent a tricycle, etc.

If you have time, can book a puppet or acrobat show through http://www.chinapiao.com.cn

[tankee]

hi


which hotel did you stay? would you recommend it?

[LLX04]

Hihi,


we went Beijing for visiting in May too and check out this Beyou Playground.

Its one of their favourte places was this BeYou Playground. In fact, we went there twice.The children can try out different kind of careers they aspire to be and I will said, it felt quite real in some extent. For example, they tried out to be nurse and they got some training on what to do and how to bandaged. Then they went practical as get an emergency call, sit in the ambulance and go to attend a casulties. At the end of each career lesson, they get some beyou monies where they can exchange for some toys/stationery. They tried out to be hamburger maker, baker, nurse, fireman, models, building constructor, police and etc.
http://imqq.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/listings/parents-and-kids/family-fun/has/beyou-career-theme-parkplay-place/

[HyperKiasu]

hi, amylqf


can share whether u tried 北京烤鸭 ? how much will the 正宗 one cost? and where to take? is it available only at 前门饭店?

[TwaTau]

I am planning to go to Beijing with my kids end of the year, similarly F&E. And your itinerary is really useful. How did you come out with the plan? Were you working in Beijing before? This will be my first time there. TIA.