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Gateway Běijīng 北京 © Lonely Planet Publications 79 GATEWAY B Gateway Běijīng Ě IJ Ī 北京 NG In China, all roads and railways lead to Běijīng. There are flights to just about every domestic city of note, as well as air links to most major cities around the world. Unsurprisingly, many people choose to start or end their trip to China in the political and cultural capital, home to some of the country’s most essential sights. It’s here that you’ll find the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven, while close by is the Great Wall. Even if you’re only in the city for a couple of days, that’s enough time to get a taste of Běijīng. If you do decide to return, Lonely Planet’s Beijing city guide will point you in the right direction. A vast, sprawling city at first sight, Běijīng is actually a fairly easy place to get around. Five ring roads cut through the city, subway lines and overland rail links connect the centre to the far-flung suburbs, and buses and taxis are cheap and plentiful. Běijīng has some of the best restaurants in the country, a huge array of shops to stock up on essentials for your trip and an ever-improving selection of bars and nightlife. Short-term travellers should stay in the area bordered by the third ring road. Sānlǐtún in Cháoyáng District is home to embassies and a wide range of hotels, restaurants, shops and bars. To the west of Sānlǐtún is Dōngchéng District, the heart of old Běijīng with most of the city’s remaining hútòng – ancient alleyways that crisscross the area. At the southernmost end of Dōngchéng is Wángfǔjǐng, Běijīng’s premier shopping district. The areas of Qiánmén and Chóngwén, south of Tiananmen Sq, are convenient for many of Běijīng’s most famous sights, but less so for restaurants and nightlife. The climate in Běijīng is harsh. Summers are hot and humid, while the winter is bitterly cold. Severe air pollution is a problem all year round, but especially at these times, and spring is sandstorm season. The short autumn is the most pleasant time to visit. INFORMATION Bookshops FAST FACTS Foreign Languages Bookstore (外文书店; Wàiwén Shūdiàn; %6512 6911, 6512 6838; 235 Area code: %010 Wangfujing Dajie; 王府井大街235号; h9am- Population: 15.38 million 10pm; bWangfujing) An ever-increasing range of Area: 16,808 sq km English-language novels, nonfiction books and some Lonely Planet guides are available here, as well as maps of Běijīng and beyond. Wangfujing Bookstore (王府井书店; Wángfǔjǐng Police (%110) Shūdiàn; %6525 2592; 218 Wangfujing Dajie; 王府 Public Security Bureau (foreigners’ section; %8402 井大街218号; h9am-9pm; bWangfujing) The 0101) ground floor of this vast place has a good selection of maps. On the 3rd floor there’s a limited range of English- Internet Access language novels. You can access the internet at any number of places around town. Most cafés and some Emergency bars have wi-fi access. Ambulance (%120) Beijing Huohu Shiji Internet Café (Běijīng Huǒhú Fire (%119) Shìjì Wǎngbā; Chunxiu Lu; h8am-midnight) 80 GATEWAY BĚIJĪNG •• Information lonelyplanet.com NG NG Ī IJ 0 2 km Ě B¦IJ¹NG 0 1 mile G u To Great Wall (60km); l o To Capital Airport Huánghuƒ (60km) u Ditan (24km) wai Park D ഄയ݀ು a Ande Lu j i e Dongzhim Beijing e Chaoyang GATEWAY B 䲡੠ᅿ໻㸫 North Train Yongh n X Daj in B X Andingmen Xidajie G 5 B D Station e i u u n l l o i e ie ᅝᅮ䮼㽓໻㸫 o i u d j ࣫Ҁ࣫☿䔺キ i egong i n e d X a e i g B d j a k a i l j e o j u i i e n e u a u Gulou h ᮄ㸫ষ࣫໻㸫 Dongdajie n 哧ὐϰ໻㸫 7 a s D g 6 ϰϝ⦃࣫䏃 o n ϰಯ࣫໻㸫 n 11 2 o g 8 D s i Dianmen B Dongsishitiao Lu Gongrentiyuchang Donglu Ping'anli Xidajie Dongdajie e i d e i a j ഄᅝ䮼㽓໻㸫 j a i e Xicheng D Beihai X u i k n Park i j h i e s i W k Jingshan Qianjie X o a n u ᱃ቅࠡ㸫 g nd J ua ongdian Beijie N Wen G Jie i jin f a u a j n i n ᭛⋹㸫 C n Forbidden ᓎ೑䮼࣫໻㸫 h g ao d g y 3 u an a City g o D D j m a i a j e ㋿⽕ජ ie j e i e e n Ritan i j ⥟ᑰѩ໻㸫 i Nand B e Dong Park B e 1 i u d o a aj k j si i i Xidan ie e 10 h s n a N Xichang'an Jie Tiananmen To Beijing West Square Railway Station (3km) ໽ᅝ䮼ᑓഎ Beijing men X Qian idajie 9 Chongwen Train Station ࣫Ҁ☿䔺キ ongdajie e Zhushikou D idaji hushikou X Guan Z g'anmennei Dajie ᑓᅝ䮼ݙ໻㸫 4 ⦴Ꮦষ㽓໻㸫 INFORMATION You can buy a Beijing Tourist Map at the Bank of China Sundongan Plaza Ё೑䫊㸠ᮄϰᅝᏖഎ..1 C2 Foreign Languages Bookstore and also the Beijing Tourist Information Centre - Chaoyang ࣫Ҁᮙ␌੼䆶᳡ࡵЁᖗ.............................................................2 D2 Wangfujing Bookstore ( p79 ). Beijing Tourist Information Centre - Dongcheng ࣫Ҁᮙ␌੼䆶᳡ࡵЁᖗ.............................................................3 C2 Media & Internet Resources Beijing Tourist Information Centre - Xuanwu There are a number of free English-language ࣫Ҁᮙ␌੼䆶᳡ࡵЁᖗ............................................................4 B3 PSB Main Office (Visa Extensions) ݀ᅝሔ..............................5 C1 entertainment-listings magazines in Běijīng, offering the latest on the city’s bar, club, music SLEEPING and restaurant scene. The best of them are Peking Downtown Backpackers Accommodation ϰූᅶᷜ...........................................................................................6 B1 That’s Beijing (www.thatsbj.com) and Time Red House Hotel ⨲⾔ᆒ佚 .........................................................7 D1 Out Beijing. You Yi Youth Hostel ট䇞䴦ᑈ䜦ᑫ......................................... 8 D2 www.beijingpage.com General information on Běijīng EATING and some useful links. Qianmen Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant www.ebeijing.gov.cn The capital’s official website. ࠡ䮼ܼ㘮ᖋ⚸吁ᑫ.......................................................................9 B3 www.newsinchinese.com Chinese news in brief, with Xiao Wang's Home Restaurant ᇣ⥟ᑰ ................................10 D3 word-by-word English translations. DRINKING Passby Bar 䖛ᅶ..............................................................................11 B2 Medical Services Should you need medical advice or treatment, Běijīng has some of China’s finest medical Maps facilities. Free maps can be found at the various Bei- Beijing Union Hospital (北京协和医院; Xiéhé jing Tourist Information Centres ( opposite ) Yīyuàn; %6529 6114, emergency 6529 5284; 53 around town, as well as at most big hotels. Dongdan Beidajie; 东单北大街53号) The best The best English-language map is the Beijing Chinese-run hospital in town. Open 24 hours with a wing Tourist Map (Y7). for foreigners in the back building. lonelyplanet.com GATEWAY BĚIJĪNG •• Dangers & Annoyances 81 GATEWAY B International SOS (国际SOS救援中心; Guójì SOS Travel Agencies Jiùyuán Zhōngxīn; %clinic appointments 6462 9112, den- Elong (www.elong.net) Popular English-language travel tal appointments 6462 0333, 24hr alarm centre 6462 9100; website that offers car, hotel and flight deals. Ě www.internationalsos.com; Bldg C, BITIC Leasing Center, 1 Kingdom Travel Beijing (Běijīng Wángguó Lǔxíngshè; IJ Ī Xingfu Sancun Bei Jie Chaoyang) High-quality but expensive %5870 3388; 1815 Shangdu International Centre, NG clinic with English-speaking staff and foreign doctors. 8 Dongdaqiao Lu; h9am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 1pm Sat; bChaoyangmen) Located near the Landao Shopping Money Centre, this efficient English-speaking agency can organise Obtaining or changing money in Běijīng is not air tickets as well as tailor-made packages. a problem. The ATMs of the Bank of China and the Industrial and Commercial Bank (ICBC) Visas both accept foreign bank and credit cards. For visa extensions, head to Běijīng’s main ATMs can be found at the airport, inside most Public Security Bureau (PSB; 北京市公安局出入 top-end hotels, in many department stores 境管理处; Gōngānjú; %8402 0101; 2nd fl, 2 Anding- and shopping malls, as well as on most main men Dongdajie; 安定门东大街2号; h8.30am-4.30pm streets. One useful one to note is the Bank of Mon-Sat). China branch next to the main entrance of Sundongan Plaza on Wangfujing Dajie. DANGERS & ANNOYANCES Foreign currency and travellers cheques Běijīng is an extremely safe place when com- can be changed at large branches of the Bank pared with most similarly sized cities around of China, ICBC, CITIC Industrial Bank and the world, however, pickpockets do operate on China Construction Bank, and at the airport, the buses, subways and trains. Be wary of ‘stu- hotels and several department stores if you dents’ who try to lure foreigners to overpriced show a passport. Advances on credit cards can art exhibitions, or to watch traditional tea cer- be obtained at the Bank of China branch at emonies that can cost hundreds of dollars. Sundongan Plaza, but there is a 4% commis- sion. Only tourist hotels and upmarket restau- SIGHTS rants and shops will accept credit cards. B ěijīng’s parks are oases in what’s a largely Citibank (16th fl, Tower 2, Bright China Chang’an Bldg, 7 concrete city and Běijīngers flock to them Jianguomennei Dajie) ATM. from the moment their gates open. Beihai Park HSBC (ground fl, block A, COFCO Plaza, 8 Jianguomenwai (北海公园; Běihǎi Gōngyuán; admission Y5, through ticket Dajie) Twenty-four hour ATM. Y20; h6.30am-8pm, buildings to 4pm; bTiananmen Xi, then bus 5), northwest of the Forbidden City, Tourist Information is a great place to amble around, grab a beer Visitor assistance in Běijīng lies in the some- and a snack, rent a rowing boat, or just people what shaky hands of the Beijing Tourist Infor- watch.
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