Originally Posted by
YuropFlyer
All in all,
one of the former capital
s of China has plenty of things to do, all neatly packed in a not too crazy city area (but being bigger than smaller cities like Hangzhou and fairly international - going along with English alone is harder than in Shanghai for example, but it's not impossible if you don't mind some sign language
It's a great city to explore.
Did a smidge of editing for you.
As an aside, I was staying at a hotel deliberately along the airport metro line, though still downtown. I made it to the station as soon as it opened, but still had to wait about 40 minutes for the rather long ride. I'm not complaining about the service; instead, budget enough time in case you choose (or anyone else chooses) to take the metro.