Frommer's Beijing 2010.pdf

(30543 KB) Pobierz
Frommer's Beijing, 6th Edition
Beijing
338384510.050.png 338384510.061.png 338384510.070.png 338384510.071.png 338384510.001.png 338384510.002.png 338384510.003.png 338384510.004.png
Tiantongyuan North
Line 1
Line 2 (Loop Line)
Line 4
Line 5
Line 8 (Olympic Branch Line)
Line 8T (Batong Line)
Line 10
Line 13
Line L1 (Airport Extension)
Tiantongyuan
Tiantongyuan
South
Lishuiqiao
Xi’erqi
South Gate of
Forest Park
Lishuiqiao
South
Anheqiao North
Shangdi
Olympic Green
East Gate of Peking University
Olympic Sports
Center
Beiyuan
Terminal 2
Zhong-
guancun
Wudaokou
Terminal 3
Wangjing West
Beijing Capital
International
Airport
Bagou
Renmin University
Hepingxiqiao
Taiyanggong
Sanyuanqiao
Liangmaqiao
Agricultural Exhibition Hall
Tuanjiehu
Hujialou
Dazhongsi
Hepingli
Beijie
Weigongcun
Liufang
Xizhimen
Yonghegong
Beixinqiao
Zhangzi-
zhonglu
Dongsi
National
Library
Xinjiekou
Ping’anli
Pingguoyuan
Guchenglu
Chegongzhuang
Dong-
zhimen
Dongsi-
shitiao
Chaoyang-
men
Fuchengmen
Xisi
Chaoyang-
men
Bajia Amuse-
ment Park
Lingjing Hutong
Babaoshan
Xidan
Taoranting
Ciqikou
Beijing South
Railway Station
Tiantan Dongmen
Majiapu
Puhuangyu
Liujayao
Jiaomen West
Gongyixiqiao
Transfer Station
Songjiazhuang
Lishuiqiao
Beijing Capital
International
Airport
Taiyanggong
Yonghegong
Xizhimen
Dong-
zhimen
Dong-
zhimen
Lingjing Hutong
Xidan
338384510.005.png 338384510.006.png 338384510.007.png 338384510.008.png 338384510.009.png 338384510.010.png 338384510.011.png 338384510.012.png 338384510.013.png 338384510.014.png 338384510.015.png 338384510.016.png 338384510.017.png 338384510.018.png 338384510.019.png 338384510.020.png 338384510.021.png 338384510.022.png 338384510.023.png 338384510.024.png 338384510.025.png 338384510.026.png 338384510.027.png 338384510.028.png 338384510.029.png 338384510.030.png 338384510.031.png 338384510.032.png 338384510.033.png 338384510.034.png 338384510.035.png 338384510.036.png 338384510.037.png 338384510.038.png 338384510.039.png 338384510.040.png 338384510.041.png 338384510.042.png
 
Beijin 6th Edition
by Jen Lin-Liu & Sherisse Pham
338384510.043.png 338384510.044.png 338384510.045.png 338384510.046.png 338384510.047.png 338384510.048.png 338384510.049.png 338384510.051.png
Published by:
WILEY PUBLISHING, INC.
111 River St.
Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
Copyright © 2010 Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. All rights reserved. No
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
Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authoriza-
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 Permissions Department, John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 201/748-6011, fax 201/748-
6008, 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 978-0-470-52566-1
Editor: Melinda Quintero
Production Editor: M. Faunette Johnston
Cartographer: Roberta Stockwell
Photo Editor: Richard Fox
Production by Wiley Indianapolis Composition Services
Front cover photo: The Forbidden City © Best View Stock / AGE Fotostock, Inc.
Back cover photo: Beijing band Brain Failure at MAO Livehouse © Lou Linwei / Alamy
Images.
For information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support, please
contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 877/762-2974, 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
5 4 3 2 1
338384510.052.png 338384510.053.png 338384510.054.png 338384510.055.png 338384510.056.png 338384510.057.png 338384510.058.png 338384510.059.png
CONTENTS
LIST OF MAPS
vi
1 THE BEST OF BEIJING
1
1 The Most Unforgettable Beijing
Experiences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 The Best Splurge Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 The Best Moderately Priced
Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4 The Most Unforgettable Dining
Experiences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5 The Best Things to Do for Free
(or Almost). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 BEIJING IN DEPTH
5
1 Beijing Today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
80 Bashi hou or the Post-1980
Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Looking Back at Beijing . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Dateline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
3 Beijing’s Art & Architecture . . . . . . . .11
4 Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
5 Beijing in Popular Culture: Books,
Film, TV, Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
3 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO BEIJING
23
1 When to Go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Beijing Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . .26
2 Entry Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
3 Getting There & Getting
Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Ten Tips for Taking Taxis around
Town. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
4 Money & Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Exchange Rates: the Yuan, the
Dollar, the Pound & the
“Crawling Peg” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
What Things Cost in Beijing. . . . . . . . .39
5 Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
6 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
7 Specialized Travel Resources . . . . . .41
8 Sustainable Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
9 Special-Interest Trips & Escorted
General-Interest Tours. . . . . . . . . . . . .44
1 0 Staying Connected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
338384510.060.png 338384510.062.png 338384510.063.png 338384510.064.png 338384510.065.png 338384510.066.png 338384510.067.png 338384510.068.png 338384510.069.png
Zgłoś jeśli naruszono regulamin