Beijing is a strange city. It’s so huge that you have to walk 10 to 15 minutes just to walk one block. Some areas are authentic like the hutongs which are old residential neighbourhoods where people live according to social classes. But the reality of Beijing is that it’s a very modern city with highways going through it. It’s so big that to go from the Forbidden City (city centre) to the Summer Palace it takes 50 minutes by car.