The capital city of China – Beijing – is a historic yet modern city. Serving to be China’s capital for more than 800 years, keeping the remnants of China’s glorious imperial history. Still preserving its historical sites, Beijing also rich with its vibrant modern culture. The home the iconic, Great Wall of China but always moving forward with its skyscrapers spread in the city. The metropolis that packs with an extensive history is a city where you can learn and have a fantastic adventure at the same time. 

Best time to fly from Zamboanga to Beijing

Best times to visit Beijing would be from March through May and from September to October. Those periods bring in the colourful scenery and temperate weather that is perfect for vacation. Spring and autumn are the most beautiful seasons to enjoy Beijing without minding the extreme temperature. The bad news is those are the periods of high seasons, where airline tickets and hotel bookings will be slightly expensive than usual. You might want to plan your trip ahead of time, purchase tickets months away from your date trip. Try to stay away from national public holidays. The locals will flock to the tourist spots and increase the rates of everything in Beijing.

Main airports available in Zamboanga and Beijing

Zamboanga International Airport – The Zamboanga International Airport is in Moret Field, Barangay Canelar, Zamboanga City, in the Philippines. The airport crowned to be the third busiest airport in the entire Mindanao. Some unique facts about this airport it is given international airport title by Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines although the airport is only offering domestic services. The airport is the hub for a famous airline like PAL Express and is the focus city for Cebu Pacific. This upgraded airport only has taxis as the primary mean to go to the nearest town, regardless, it is well-equipped with necessities like restrooms, stores and eateries.

Beijing Capital International Airport – The Beijing Capital International Airport is the leading international airport that serves Beijing, China. The location of the airport from the nearest city centre is around 30 kilometres. From the airport, you can take either taxi, shuttle bus or rental car – whichever that suit your budget—working as the hub for Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines. The airport also works as the focus city for several airways such as Sichuan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines and Shandong Airlines. The airport also has been recorded to be the second busiest airport in the entire world. The main advantage of this airport is complete with numerous facilities like ATM, cafes, restaurants, lounges, duty-free stores, banks and many more. 

Climate pattern in Zamboanga and Beijing

Beijing features a humid continental climate that is heavily influenced by East Asian monsoon. The weather is characterized by having a cold winter but with hot, rainy summers. The mean temperature in winter is around 0 degree Celsius and will drop to -15 degree Celsius at night. Spring has beautiful temperate weather with the annual temperature around 26 degree Celsius. In contrast, summers can touch up as high as 40 degree Celsius but tempered by the rains, and it falls to 35 degree Celsius on average. 

Highlights attractions in Beijing

Great Wall of China – The wall built in the past thousand years, but still well-preserved till today. The Great Wall of China initially erected to guard China against foreign invaders. The process of building high walls had sacrificed many lives. Their bodies were rumoured to buried by the walls. Other than that, the walls are following the trail of the mountains. They create a spectacular view if seen from afar. You can climb the wall, or you can take the cable cars to save energy and time. 

The Forbidden City – A mega palace complex that was for emperors during the Ming or Qing dynasties. The complex is enormous where it covers 720, 000 square metres home more than 70 palaces. The luxurious palace is now open to the commoners to enter the Forbidden City. It was regarded tp one of the Five Great Palaces in the world as it preserves precious ancient items including pottery, painting, calligraphy artworks and many more. 

Beijing Hutong and Beijing Courtyard – Hutong is the alley that is formed with Beijing old buildings, that consist of residential areas and office areas. Some of the famous Hutongs are Yandaixiejie and Naluo Guxiang. Besides that, Beijing courtyard also consists of old Beijing residential buildings from the Yuan Dynasty. You can see hutongs and courtyard usually integrated into Hutongs. You can see tourists ride bicycles, taking a rickshaw touring the Hutong.