(Audio) Beijing: Can a capital of the future cling on to its past?

Is Beijing tied to its past?

This week, chef Rozanne Stevens and journalist Kieran Cuddihy join Fionn to take a look at Beijing and ask if the city that presents itself as the capital of the future is still beholden to its historic past...and how much Mandarin do you need to get by?

The Travel Show is a free weekly podcast presented by travel writer and broadcaster Fionn Davenport and produced by Sinead O'Shea.

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