Beijing

1 Transportation
2 Accommodation
3 Restaurants
4 Bars and Nightlife
5 Embassies
6 Schools
7 Hospitals
8 Public Facilities
9 Stores and Shopping
10 Office Buildings
11 Tourist Attractions
12 Entertainment

[edit] Transportation

Travelers have many options when travelling to Beijing. Capital Airport has many flights everyday from all over the world. There are several sites that have proven themselves in the past namely Expedia, CTRIP and E-Long. Beijing is huge, and changing very rapidly. If you are staying in Beijing make sure to print out the address of the hotel you are going to before you arrive - it will help you make it from the airport in under 200 yuan.

[edit] Accommodation

Depending on what you want to do in Beijing you should choose your hotel accordingly because traffic can be rough. If you are a Beijing resident, its good to know that some Beijing hotels offer a gym membership which allow you to use their pool and fitness facilities. If you are starting in Beijing and traveling onto other cities in China, the hotel concierge's are often very helpful and can help you get train and plane tickets and tours.

Go to the Beijing Accommodation Page.

[edit] Restaurants

Beijing is a great city for dining out. Besides many excellent restaurants serving traditional northern Chinese food, there are a wide range of restaurants serving international cuisine, and food from different parts of China. Contributors: please add any restaurant you like to PseudoLocal's list of Beijing Restaurants.

[edit] Bars and Nightlife

Beijing has several "bar districts" that house most of the city's nightlife. On the east side of the city there is Sanlitun Bar Street and the Workers's Stadium. On the West side of the city the Wudaokou area also has several popular bars and clubs.

For the quintessencial Beijing Experience you may want to visit Suzie Wongs, or for a fun night out, consider Block 8.

[edit] Embassies

The embassy district in Beijing has many good restaurants and is closeby the major beijing Bar districts. See the embassy pages below for details and maps of the embassies.

Upon arrival, register with your national embassy in Beijing (one registration per family), and record their contact information (US Embassy: 010/6532-3431). You can either do this in person or US citizens can do so online. Keep their contact information handy. China is relatively safe, but take the standard precautions and use your common sense. Petty theft is frequent, so do not carry passports (only a photocopy), credit cards, ID cards, etc. when you do not expect to need them. If something of yours is stolen, report it immediately to the nearest Foreign Affairs Branch of the PSB where you can obtain a loss report for investigative and insurance purposes. Again, use caution in traffic, cars will not yield for you.

Useful phone numbers: 110 for the PSB and emergencies (gong(1)an(1)ju(2)), 119 for Fire, 120 for the ambulance, and 114 for directory assistance. Foreigners Section of the Beijing PSB, 8402 0101. Note that little English is spoken at these numbers

[edit] Schools

Beijing Schools mapped out.

(A) International School of Beijing(ISB)
(B) German School
(C) The British School of Beijing
(D) Western Academy of Beijing(WAB)
(E) Yew Chuang International School of Beijing
(F) French School
(G) Dulwich College Beijing
(H) Beijing University

[edit] Hospitals

For comprehensive care, the best choice is Beijing United Family Hospital and Clincs (he2 mu4 jia1 yi1 yuan4)- www.unitedfamilyhospitals.com, 010/6433-3960), two blocks southeast of the Holiday Inn Lido Hotel. Open 24 hours and staffed with foreign-trained doctors, it has a pharmacy, dental clinic, in- and out-patient care, and ambulance service. Another option is the expensive, high-quality clinic International SOS (www.internationalsos.com, 010/6462-9100 for emergencies) with English-speaking staff. If interested in traditional Chinese medicine, contact Ping2 xin1 tang2 clinic (www.cuiyueli.com, 010/6523-5566) where many of the doctors are leading authorities in their specialties. For a wide selection of good quality Western and Chinese medicines, go to Tong2 ren2 tang2 , the most famous pharmacy in China with many branches, including one south of Changyuan Tiandi. (Before you visit the pharmacy you may want to read Pharmacy Tips.)

If you are in Beijing and need English language medical care, the following facilities are good choices.

[edit] Public Facilities

[edit] Stores and Shopping

Beijing has many, many shopping areas. Most famous include Lufthansa Shopping Center, Panjiayuan Antiques Market, Xiushui or Silk Market, and the Hong Qiao Market(Pearl Market). For others, you can browse by reigion.

[edit] Office Buildings

These office buildings are primarily located in Beijing's Central Business District (CBD). Here's a great video on Beijing's Buildings. The China World Trade Center page also has an image map of the CBD.

[edit] Tourist Attractions

Beijing has so many different places to visit. Here are some of the popular ones are:

(A) Temple of Heaven
(B) Tian'an Men Square
Gate of Heavenly Peace
(C) Forbidden City
(D) Beihai Park
(E) Beijing Hu Tong
(F) Jingshan Park
(G) Fornt Gate
(H) Great Hall of The People
(I) Chairman Mao Mausoleum
(J) Monument to The People's Heroes
(K) Museum of Chinese History and Museum of the Chinese Revolution
(L) Zhongshan Park
(M) Workers Cultural Palace
(N) Imperial City Museum
(O) Imperial Archives
(P) Ancient Observatory
(Q) Ming City Wall Ruins Park
(R) Southeast Corner Watchtower
(S) Beijing Underground City
(T) Natural History Museum
(U) Lama Temple
(V) Confucius Temple and Imperial College
(W) St Joseph's Church
(X) Drum Tower
(Y) Bell Tower
(Z) China Art Gallery
(A) Dongyue Temple
(B) Poly Art Museum
(C) White Cloud Temple
(D) Cow Street Mosque
(E) Fayuan Temple
(F) Prince Gong's Residence
(G) Miaoying Temple White Dagoba
(H) Beijing Aquarium
(I) Beijing Botanical Gardens
(J) Wen Tianxiang Temple
(K) Blue zoo Beijing
(L) ExploraScience
(M) Le Cool Ice Rink

The North-West side of Beijing also has several landmarks:

Not Mapped: Great Wall (Badaling), Great Wall (Mutianyu), Chuandixia, Simatai, Jinshanling, Yellow Flower Fortress, Eastern Qin Tombs, Tanzhe Temple

The central area of Beijing has many historical landmarks. Here is a video overview.

[edit] Entertainment

There are many places to entertain in Beijing, such as Acrobatics and Martial Arts, Arts and Crafts, Beijing Opera and Traditional Chinese Music, Cinemas, Classical Music, Contemporary Musica and Theatre.

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