Beijing: The Crowds are Disgusting. Prepare for Human Sardine Mode.

[Timothy Denesik]

I'm from Guangdong, and when I went to Beijing for Chinese New Year, I heard Cantonese everywhere. For a moment, I almost thought I hadn't even left the province!

[Lewis Larkin]

Same here! Today in Beijing, I heard Cantonese everywhere. Even on the high-speed train back to Tianjin, the people next to me were speaking Cantonese. I thought I was still in the south!

[Delia Jast]

You should probably uninstall that translation app...

[Lindsey Jerde DDS]

Using the word 'disgusting' is a bit inappropriate! If you don't like it, you don't have to come.

[Robyn Reilly]

As a foreigner, perhaps you shouldn't be so picky.

[Daisy Hermiston]

What crowds? There was hardly anyone there yesterday evening.

[Katrina Sporer]

Generally, there are fewer people around late November or mid-December.

[Rafael Rau]

So, when are there fewer people? Are weekdays crowded too? I'm planning to visit sometime in the first half of this year.

[Joanne Swift]

When I visited Beijing during the pandemic, there were very few people. The Forbidden City was practically empty.

[Bonnie Beatty]

Beijing during Chinese New Year? Of course it's going to be crowded!

[Misty Anderson DDS]

Actually, Beijing isn't crowded during Chinese New Year! Most people go back to their hometowns, so the main streets are pretty quiet.

[Ms. Beatrice Abernathy]

Beijing locals don't even dare to go out then.

[Tanya Bogisich IV]

That cracks me up!