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Anonymous
I currently live in Korea, and am planning my first trip to China. I'll be choosing between Beijing and Shanghai. I only have the time to make a short trip (five days max). What does /trv/ recommend?
>> Anonymous
i prefered beijing to shanghai for a visit, im a culture/history fag and temple of heaven/ forbidden city/ great wall/ number 2 of the wacky communist embalming trio makes for a pretty packed time for a short trip.

shanghai had fewer specific things to see but was much cooler and seemed like it would be a superior place to live by far.
>> Anonymous
I prefer Shanghai, though, what you will prefer depends on your tastes.

Shanghai is just more vibrant, modern, historic (in terms of architecture), chaotic, and "cosmopolitan". Beijing is pretty conservative in comparison. Beijing also is more modest in its architecture and cityscape, Shanghai just has a certain sense of grandeur matched by few cities.