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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 8:55 am
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Indeed. I assumed at first though that the OP had a well developed sense of humor when I saw this

Originally Posted by 31570324
.....Taxidriver wll know where to bring us if we tell him to the beach (in chinese of course)?
but to be fair, if you actually said "to the beach" to a taxi driver, it's quite likely the reply would be "which one?" ....

Seriously though, as much as I enjoy a stroll on a beach in mid-winter taking in the salty air, I recommend that you combine this one-day beach-by-the-large-body-of-water experience with a trip also to the end of the Great Wall (Shanhaiguan / Laolongtou).

Yes it's a bit (!) tacky, but you can access the beach easily from there as well (even take a boat out into the large-body-of-water rather than just looking at it) and see something else at the same time. Moreover at this time of year I doubt if there is going to be much going on around the "regular" beach areas, though I could be wrong about that.
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