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BEIJING CITY BREAKS > CHINA
Beijing is the Capital City of China.
The urban and suburban areas of the city are divided into eight
districts: Chaoyang District, Chongwen District, Dongcheng District, Fengtai District, Haidian District, Shijingshan District, Xicheng District, and Xuanwu District.
Major neighbourhoods in
urban Beijing include Andingmen, Beiyuan, Chaoyangmen, Dongzhimen, Fangzhuang, Fuchengmen, Fuxingmen, Guomao, Hepingli, Wangjing, Wangfujing, Wudaokou, Xidan, Xizhimen, Yayuncun, and
Zhongguancun.
Beijing Municipality borders Hebei Province to the north, west, south, and for a small section in the east, and Tianjin Municipality to the southeast.
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Hotels in China
 Booking - Hotels in Beijng
Novotel Peace Beijing ****, 3 Jinyu Hutong, Wangfujing, 100006 Beijing
Perfectly located in the centre of the flourishing Wanfujing shopping district, Novotel Peace Hotel Beijing is a
short walk to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, and a few minutes drive to the Beijing Railway stations and the international airport.
Recreational facilities include a sauna, fitness centre, heated indoor swimming pool, massage, and beauty salon, in addition to Chinese and Korean restaurants, a lobby bar, karaoke and disco.
- Hotels all over China
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.
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Parks in Beijing
Beihai Park
Beijing Botanical Garden
Beijing Botanical Garden is a large 400 Hectare park in the northwestern outskirts of the Beijing between
Xiangshan [ at the foot of the Fragrant Hills ] Park and Jade Spring Mountain in the Western Hills.
The Botanical Garden contains WoFoSi (Sleeping Buddha) temple and hotel in the north. Beijing Botanical Garden was established in 1955. See Kinabaloo.com.
Beijing Zoo & Aquarium - west of Xizhimen and is in the western part of Beijing
The Zoo, 2 km west of XiZhiMen subway station, next to the Beijing Exhibition Hall, has both rare Chinese animals, such as the Giant Panda and the Golden Monkey. See for more Kinabaloo.com, Giant Panda and Google Map Beijing Zoo.
Fragrant Hills [ Park - Xiangshan ]
Grandview Garden [ Daguanyuan ]
Jingshan Park
Shichahai [ Park ]
Taoranting Park
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Type of holidays : Beach holidays, Cruises, Escorted tours, Family holidays, Golf & Spa.
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 Travel Guides Beijing / Related books
Beijing (Lonely Planet City Guide) - Damian Harper
This completely updated guide reflects post-Olympic Beijing. There is also a special colour chapter on Beijing's disappearing and historic hutong
(passageways). You can explore old and new Beijing: from the Great Wall to the Birds' Nest, LP have got it covered. Crammed with more maps than any
other guidebook; all maps and attractions are listed in both English and Chinese.
Paperback: 272 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 8th edition edition
(1 Jan 2010); ISBN-10: 174104877X; ISBN-13: 978-1741048773.
Lonely Planet Publications
Beijing city guide, Beijing Encounter guide, Beijing travel pack
Top 10 Beijing [With Pull-Out Map]
Andrew Humphreys (Author)
Paperback: 128 pages; Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley); Pap/Map edition (20 July 2009); ISBN-10: 0756649773; ISBN-13: 978-0756649777.
Transport / How do I travel to Beijing
Bejing Airport - Beijing Capital International Airport
British Airways - Flight tickets Beijng
Book cheap flights to Beijing at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online.
Airline Tickets Beijing / Bargain Flights
Cheap flight tickets Beijing, price comparison possible
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Beijing - Capital City of China - City of Beijing
Chaoyang District
Chongwen District
Dongcheng District - second largest precinct in the area of the old city
Dongcheng District covers some relatively important parts of Beijing. Wangfujing and Dongdan, as well as the
Beijing Railway Station, the Eastern Chang'an Avenue. Other significant locations include the Forbidden City
and Tian'anmen Square, Zhongshan Park, the National Museum of China, and Ditan Park.
Fengtai District
Haidian District
Shijingshan District
Xicheng District
Xuanwu District
Beijing Ancient Observatory
Beijing CBD
Beijing Financial Street
Bell Tower and Drum Tower
China National Museum of Fine Arts
China People's Revolution Military Museum
Ditan Park.
Forbidden City - see Palace Museum
Situated at the heart of Beijing, the Palace Museum is approached through Tiananmen Gate. Immediately to the
north of the Palace Museum is Prospect Hill (also called Coal Hill), while on the east and west are Wangfujing
and Zhongnanhai neighborhoods. It is a location endowed with cosmic significance by ancient China's
astronomers. Correlating the emperor's abode, which they considered the pivot of the terrestrial world, with
the Pole Star (Ziweiyuan), which they believed to be at the center of the heavens, they called the palace The
Purple Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third Ming emperor Yongle ...
Great Wall of China - one of the greatest building construction projects ever completed
Snaking its way thousands of miles from the mountains of Korea to the sands of the Gobi, the wall has captivated and astonished visitors throughout the world.
Sections at Badaling, Juyongguan, Mutianyu, Simatai, Jinshanling and Jiankou.
Historic Hutongs and Siheyuans in many older neighborhoods
Liulichang Culture Street
Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge)
Ming Dynasty Tombs
World Heritage Site
National Museum of China
National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
World Heritage Site
Prince Gong's Mansion (Gong Wang Fu)
Ruins of the Old Summer Palace
Silk Street
Summer Palace
World Heritage Site.
Temple of Heaven
World Heritage Site, situated in the southern area of urban Beijing
Temples, cathedrals, and mosques in Beijing
Badachu, Confucius Temple, Five Pagoda Temple, Great Bell Temple, Guangji Temple, Holy Saviour Church,
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Jietai Temple, Niujie Mosque, Temple of Azure Clouds, Temple of Earth,
Temple of Heaven, Temple of Moon, Temple of Recumbent Buddha, Temple of Sun, Tanzhe Temple, White Cloud Temple, White Dagoba Temple in Beihai Park, Yunju Temple, and Yonghegong [ Lama Temple ].
Tian'anmen Square
Tiananmen [ The Gate of Heavenly Peace ], Great Hall of the People [ National Legislature ], National Museum of China, Monument to the People's Heroes, and Mausoleum of Mao Zedong.
Traditional Opera Museum of Beijing
Wangfujing - Beijing's most upscale, globalized shopping district
Xidan
Yizhuang
Zheng Yici Peking Opera Theatre
Zhongguancun
Zhongshan Park
University Beijing - Peking University
Cuisine - Beijing Recipes
Beijing cuisine
History of Beijing
The history of Beijing can date back to 3000 years ago, as the capital of the State of Yan.
Beijing's history - see Wikipedia
Content : Before the 10th century, Liao and Jin Dynasties, Yuan Dynasty, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Republic of China, People's Republic of China, and References.
Music, Arts & Culture, Events in Beijing
Beijing opera, or Peking opera is well-known throughout the nation. It is a form of traditional Chinese theatre
which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. See Beijing opera.
Culture in Beijing
Chinese literature has the longest continuous history and had been more prolific than other cultures' for
centuries because of the Chinese invention of printmaking. Prior to that, manuscripts of the Classics and
religious texts (mainly Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist) were manually written by ink brushes and distributed.
Great Wall Marathon
Probably one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever. A little tougher than a usual course - but no extraordinary experience is obtained ordinarily.
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