pek 12 hour layover arriving 12:45am

Question

US Citizen coming from Bangkok, arriving in Beijing at 12:45am and departing Beijing at 12:45pm onto Dulles. At a better arrival time, 12 hours seems like enough time to leave the airport and do the Great Wall or Forbidden City and I'm interested in doing something like that, but I'm concerned that my arrival time will be prohibitive. #1, can I leave the airport doing TWOV? #2 Is there anything I can reasonably expect to accomplish during my layover given my arrival time? Forbidden City seems unlikely as it doesn't open until 8:30am. I was thinking maybe sunrise at the Great Wall. Do you think that's possible? If so, Mutianyu or Badaling? If not, what can I do at that hour?

Micheal · Answer

Well, you are not suggested to visit Great Wall because of the stopover time. But you can make full use of time to tour around Forbidden City quickly. You can rest for a few hours at PEK and wait until next morning. Then take a taxi to Forbidden City.

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