I'm afraid you are not able to do snowboarding then in Beijing, since the snow has melt along with the rising temperature. The high speed train from Beijing to Shanghai takes about 10 hours, and the ticket fare is CNY327-CNY730. I think it's better to stay in the city, but you may also stay one night to enjoy the suburban quietness and clear air if you like.

hi will be arriving on mar 9, 2011 00:05 at beijing terminal 2, please advise what transportation to use to go to forbidden city hotel located in No.5 Nanheyan Street, Dongcheng District, Dong-Cheng Beijing, 100006....

is this a good hotel? i just got this booking from booking.com for only $25.

also, i read before in an article that there is a temple somewhere in china where business people can go to and pray and most of all who goes there swear that their businesses booms and becomes successful, does someone knows of this? if yes, can you tell me where it is and is it possible to go there at this time (from mar 9-13), how to get there and approx how much. thanks again.