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A visitor’s first stops in Beijing should surely be the famous Forbidden City—which houses the country’s most ancient and well-preserved buildings—the 2,000-year-old Great Wall of China (just to the north of the city), and Tiananmen Square. But China’s capital city is surprisingly modern as well. Skyscrapers rub up against temples, and there’s an intriguing youth culture beginning to emerge. To escape the Western influences of this vast metropolis, just head to a traditional tea shop.
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