A sourced account of travelshorts’ 2024 trip. Opinions and costs describe that journey; hotel benefits, prices and access may have changed. Summaries are editorial paraphrases, attributed to the creator. Read our source notes.

In Beijing

前门大街

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The recorded experience

Experienced
Qianmen Street
Ate fresh grilled lamb kebab skewers and candied strawberries (tanghulu) on Qianmen Street.
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- THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA is NOT what we expected (BEST Day Trip from Beijing) · 49:48Caption timestamp checked
  just finished our snacks on Qianmen Street, and they were really, really delicious. I love that lamb skewer. It was really tasty. And what's the name of the strawberry, Holly? Tanghulu.

Food

Travelshorts’ observation: Be cautious buying candied strawberries (tanghulu) if wrapped in tight plastic film while wet, as the plastic adheres like glue to the sugar and makes the snack inedible.

Qianmen Street

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THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA is NOT what we expected (BEST Day Trip from Beijing) · 49:02Caption timestamp checked
We've actually had to just chuck those away. They were inedible. The plastic was just stuck to all the strawberries.

Historical costs mentioned

Two lamb kebab skewers on Qianmen Street
Transaction · Paid · 50 CNY for two skewers · Qianmen Street
CN¥50.00
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- THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA is NOT what we expected (BEST Day Trip from Beijing) · 48:32Caption timestamp checked
  A total for the price of two was 50 ¥, which is around £5.

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Day 4

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THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA is NOT what we expected (BEST Day Trip from Beijing) · 45:54Caption timestamp checked
We've made it to Qianmen Street.

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