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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
Asia > China > Beijing
When to go to Beijing ( China ) ?
| Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| january | 7 | -9 | 2 | -23 | 13 | 4 | 3 |  |
| february | 7 | -7 | 5 | -18 | 20 | 5 | 3 | |
| march | 8 | 0 | 12 | -14 | 27 | 8 | 3 | |
| april | 8 | 8 | 22 | -3 | 37 | 16 | 4 |  |
| may | 9 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 37 | 34 | 6 |  |
| june | 9 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 44 | 77 | 8 |  |
| july | 7 | 22 | 32 | 15 | 40 | 242 | 13 | |
| august | 7 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 39 | 140 | 11 |  |
| september | 8 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 33 | 57 | 7 | |
| october | 8 | 7 | 21 | -5 | 32 | 15 | 3 | |
| november | 6 | -1 | 10 | -13 | 23 | 10 | 3 | |
| december | 6 | -7 | 4 | -20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | |
How to read the charts
For example: In january, you will get 7 hours of average sunlight in Beijing and the overall temperature will vary between -20 and 14 (Celcius) in this area of China. Usually you shouldn't see more than 3 rainy days wich is representative of this part of Asia.
What to do in Beijing : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
Capital of China, Beijing has 17 million inhabitants. Located north-east, it is the political and cultural center. She underwent a rather continental climate despite the proximity of the sea to the east, with very marked differences in temperature.
The city is served by an international airport and railway station also has a very dynamic. Metro and taxis will travel within the city. Beijing has a rich history, whose history goes back to 250,000 years. Many monuments attest to the imperial period, as the door Tien'anmen, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.
There are also many theaters and hundreds of interesting museums, like the National Museum of China, the Capital Museum or the Museum of Palaeontology. Can not go to Beijing without visiting the Great Wall, which lies a few tens of kilometers from the city.
You can also visit the mausoleum of Mao Zedong, where you can observe the body of the deceased in his glass sarcophagus, the Yonghe Temple dedicated to Tibetan Buddhism, walk through the hutongs, those districts with low houses made of traditional and enjoy the serenity of parks scattered throughout the city.
Food lovers will surely enjoy Chinese specialties in the many restaurants in the city, especially the Peking duck and Chinese fondue, and delicious Chinese dumplings or Jiaosi.
