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Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
@richard-king-12
Member since 2017
(Updated Aug.17) Greetings:) My name is Zegang. I'm living in central Beijing now. Very glad to be your guide and here are some handy tips for you: 1. Beijing is a big city(which means lots of traffic). So subway/ bicyle are strongly recommended. Personally, I love cycling and I have several cycling routes for you guys :) 2. In general, I do not provide accommodation but I can offer you traditional Beijing food and excellent travelling experience as I love my hometown and history. However, if we really get on well with each other, there is always an exception :) 3. I speak Chinese (mother language), English (moderately good ) and Turkish (Türkiye Türkçesi/ intermediate ). 4. For new travellers, you will be buzzing awith excitement to visit Beijing landmarks. However, I'm not keen on queuing up all the time lol. So I would try to show you the city from a different perspective. 5. Due to the Covid-19, you need to wear mask all the time in public areas. Using sanitizer is strongly recommended. 6. (对于本国游客)北京住宿费用高,外面吃饭也不便宜,如果只为了打卡,自己玩三五日即可。如是志同道合的朋友,随时欢迎联系。 7. (Türk arkadaşları için)Merhabalar. Adım Zegang. 2018-2019 yılında Karaelmas Tömer'de Türkçe eğitimi aldım. Şu anda Pekin'de gazateci olarak çalışıyorum. Bir lisan bir insandır. Türkçe sayesinde sizinle arkadaşlık kurayım inşallah :) For more information, please read the following parts:)
Fluent in Chinese (Simplified)
Fluent in English
Learning German
Learning Uyghur, Uighur
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Initially, I wish I could save money via this platform when planning my first visit to the U.K in 2017. My host in London Rob Horner was a kind and passionate man who introduced me to this great community. Since then, I have maintained a strong friendship with Rob and I also want to encourage more people in this community to share their wisdom and experiences with me :)
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Teach, Learn, Share
Happy to be your Chinese language tutor/ Beijing guide
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My Interests
1. Running(Best records last winter: 4000km/16′24″ Shame on me lol ) 2. Model making (RC ships and military/train dioramas) 3. Drawing(see my profile photos) 4. Sociolinguistics(esp.language reforms in modern China and Turkey) 5. Computer games: 5.1 Age of Empire 5.2 Transport fever 5.3 City skylines 6. Language learning 7. Turkic and Islamic culture