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Beijing

5th Edition

by Jen Lin-Liu & Sherisse Pham

Here’s what the critics say about Frommer’s:

“Amazingly easy to use. Very portable, very complete.”

—Booklist

“Detailed, accurate, and easy-to-read information for all price ranges.”

—Glamour Magazine

“Hotel information is close to encyclopedic.”

—Des Moines Sunday Register

“Frommer’s Guides have a way of giving you a real feel for a place.”

—Knight Ridder Newspapers

About the Authors

Jen Lin-Liu is a Beijing-based food and travel writer. She first came to China in 2000 as

a Fulbright Scholar, and has written for Time Out Beijing, Newsweek, The Wall Street

Journal , the Associated Press, and other publications. She is author of the forthcoming

book Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China (Harcourt, June 2008).

Sherisse Pham graduated from the University of British Columbia and then quickly took

off to Asia to set up camp. After a year in Taiwan, she sailed across the straights and took

up residence on the mainland. She has lived in China for three years and is currently a

Beijing-based freelancer.

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111 River St.

Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774

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ISBN: 978-0-470-17593-4

Editor: Jamie Ehrlich

Production Editor: Eric T. Schroeder

Cartographer: Tim Lohnes

Photo Editor: Richard Fox

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Front cover photo: Group of youth walk past a Beijing opera sculpture in downtown Beijing

Back cover photo: Peking Opera House

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contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 800/762-2974, outside the

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Beijing

5th Edition

by Jen Lin-Liu & Sherisse Pham

Here’s what the critics say about Frommer’s:

“Amazingly easy to use. Very portable, very complete.”

—Booklist

“Detailed, accurate, and easy-to-read information for all price ranges.”

—Glamour Magazine

“Hotel information is close to encyclopedic.”

—Des Moines Sunday Register

“Frommer’s Guides have a way of giving you a real feel for a place.”

—Knight Ridder Newspapers

About the Authors

Jen Lin-Liu is a Beijing-based food and travel writer. She first came to China in 2000 as

a Fulbright Scholar, and has written for Time Out Beijing, Newsweek, The Wall Street

Journal , the Associated Press, and other publications. She is author of the forthcoming

book Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China (Harcourt, June 2008).

Sherisse Pham graduated from the University of British Columbia and then quickly took

off to Asia to set up camp. After a year in Taiwan, she sailed across the straights and took

up residence on the mainland. She has lived in China for three years and is currently a

Beijing-based freelancer.

Published by:

Wiley Publishing, Inc.

111 River St.

Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774

part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in

any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or

otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States

tion through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center,

222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978/750-8400, fax 978/646-8600. Requests

to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Pub-

lishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, 317/572-3447, fax

317/572-4355, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions.

Wiley and the Wiley Publishing logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John

Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Frommer’s is a trademark or registered trademark

of Arthur Frommer. Used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their

respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor

mentioned in this book.

ISBN: 978-0-470-17593-4

Editor: Jamie Ehrlich

Production Editor: Eric T. Schroeder

Cartographer: Tim Lohnes

Photo Editor: Richard Fox

Production by Wiley Indianapolis Composition Services

Front cover photo: Group of youth walk past a Beijing opera sculpture in downtown Beijing

Back cover photo: Peking Opera House

For information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support, please

contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 800/762-2974, outside the

U.S. at 317/572-3993 or fax 317/572-4002.

Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that

appears in print may not be available in electronic formats.

Manufactured in the United States of America

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Contents

List of Maps

What’s New in Beijing

The Best of Beijing

1 The Most Unforgettable

Beijing Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

2 The Best Splurge Hotels . . . . . . . . . . .7

3 The Best Moderately Priced Hotels . . .7

4 The Most Unforgettable

Dining Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

5 The Best Things to Do for Free

(or Almost) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Planning Your Trip to Beijing

1 Visitor Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

2 Entry Requirements & Customs . . . . .10

3 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Exchange Rates: the Yuan,

the Dollar, the Pound &

the “Crawling Peg” . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

What Things Cost in Beijing . . . . . . .15

4 When to Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Beijing Calendar of Events . . . . . . . .16

5 Travel Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

6 Health & Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

7 Specialized Travel Resources . . . . . . .20

8 lanning Your Trip Online . . . . . . . . . .22

9 The 21st-Century Traveler . . . . . . . . .22

Online Traveler’s Toolbox . . . . . . . . .23

10 Getting There . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

11 Packages for the Independent

Traveler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

12 Escorted General-Interest Tours . . . . .26

13 Recommended Books . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Suggested Itineraries

1 The Best of Beijing in 1 Day . . . . . . .31

2 The Best of Beijing in 2 Days . . . . . .32

3 The Best of Beijing in 3 Days . . . . . .35

Getting to Know Beijing

1 Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Neighborhoods in Brief . . . . . . . . . . .47

2 Getting Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Ten Tips for Taking Taxis

Around Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Fast Facts: Beijing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

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