My wife and I traveled to Taiwan at the end of October. A direct flight from New York to Taipei will cost above $1000; but with a four hour stop at Beijing, the cost drops to around $400. A good deal for us. The saving allowed us to join a six day guided tour around Taiwan.
We expected the airport in Beijing to be very crowded, just like everywhere else in China, but it was actually quite empty when we were there.
Since we were transferring to another international flight, we didn't have to past the customs. We still had to get inspected though. There was only on line for inspection and the worker there were so freaking slow. I think they should add another line to speed things up.
There was a Chinese style pavilion in the middle of the Airport terminal. It looks good, although rather out of place among all the luxury shops nearby.
The thing I like in the airport was the free USB charging stations. There were plenty of them, and they're free. The thing I don't like is the free wifi. It requires you to do some sort of signing up. Why can't they just give it out free like in Taipei airport?
A very Chinese looking pavilion.
My wife told me these were real duck. I didn't think so.
Who would put live duck in an airport terminal?
