Originally I planned on briefly stopping by Beijing on my way to North Korea but I decided to stay longer and explore Beijing and Zhangjiajie. Since I was already there why not explore some more? It would help me expand my views of a different culture. Also, for a 1st trip, it would make most other trips easier in comparison. I spent about 4 days in Beijing (before and after North Korea) and a week in Zhangjiajie. In Beijing I visited the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and the Great Wall of China (Mutianyu). In Zhangjiajie I explored the national park, Yellow Dragon Cave, Baofeng Lake, and Tianmen Mountain where I got to see the Fox Fairy show, a spectacular open air play with an actual mountain as the backdrop.

The pictures below link to albums of the locations mentioned above.

Forbidden City	Temple of Heaven
Mutianyu Great Wall	Zhangjiajie