Bus from Beijing to Huairou, the moment I stepped down from the bus there group of taxi drivers waiting to take me to the Entrance of Mutianyu Great Wall.
I was told repeated time there were more buses to Great Wall, but the truth was I was on the wrong direction of the next bus to the Mutianyu Great Wall.
Any way I did not want to ask the bus stop staff and other people since I didn't to speak Chinese and that I would put those innocent commuters at bitter situations.
So I spent almost an hour waiting for other buses to arrive from Beijing hoping there will other tourist to travel as shared taxi.
Any how in the mean time these taxi guys were giving me other instruction other places to take me so I can catch the bus.
I was told of charges from 200RMB to 460RMB there and back. waiting.
Any how almost after an hour a Chinese couple from Australia arrived and they crossed the road.
Also there where some commuters were asking me to go to the other side of the road for the bus to Mutianyu Great Wall bus.
Some how I after an hour I crossed the road the couple was still at the stop and they ask me to join them.
Just imagine if I had just got on the taxi it would have cost me £50.00 when it only cost me 12P on the bus 1.50RMB to ride 30 KM.
So now I know and also I hope this scam is expose on line so tourist do not fall in to the trap.
They were not forceful I was just relaxed about the whole episode.
Fact is that taxi drivers are always a bit of a joke any where in the world, when there is a opportunity they will scam anyone regardless of the time day and the moment.
