Rough Guide to Beijing

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• Publisher: Rough Guides
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 226
• Edition: Sixth edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A travel guide to the capital of China, Beijing. Provides all the information needed to plan great day trips, from the magnificent temples of Chengde to the grandest and most secluded stretches of the Great Wall.;1. The Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square -- 2. North of the centre -- 3. East of the centre -- 4. South of the centre -- 5. West of the centre -- 6. The far north -- 7. Around Beijing -- 8. Accommodation -- 9. Eating -- 10. Drinking and nightlife -- 11. Entertainment and the arts -- 12. Shopping -- 13. Sports and fitness.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents 3......Page 5
INTRODUCTION 4......Page 6
What to see 8......Page 10
When to go 12......Page 14
Author picks 11......Page 13
Things not to miss 14......Page 16
BASICS 20......Page 22
Getting there 21......Page 23
Arrival and departure 23......Page 25
City transport 25......Page 27
The media 27......Page 29
Festivals and events 28......Page 30
Culture and etiquette 30......Page 32
Travel essentials 31......Page 33
1 The Forbidden City and Tian’anmen Square 40......Page 42
2 North of the centre 56......Page 58
3 East of the centre 65......Page 67
4 South of the centre 77......Page 79
5 West of the centre 85......Page 87
6 The far north 95......Page 97
7 Around Beijing 106......Page 106
8 Accommodation 130......Page 132
9 Eating 138......Page 140
10 Drinking and nightlife 151......Page 153
11 Entertainment and the arts 157......Page 159
12 Shopping 161......Page 163
13 Sports and fitness 169......Page 171
CONTEXTS 173......Page 175
History 174......Page 176
Temple life 183......Page 185
Film 185......Page 187
Art 187......Page 189
Music 189......Page 191
Books 190......Page 192
Mandarin Chinese 193......Page 195
SMALL PRINT & INDEX 206......Page 208
CITY PLAN 216......Page 219