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City trips Beijing  -  Travel information Beijing.

Capital City 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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Care Rentals China

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Holiday Rentals Beijing / Apartements Beijing

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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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Hostels / Budget Accommodation Beijing

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 TFTHostels  -  Seach all hostels, book the cheapest
Hostels, Budget Hotels, Apartments, Guesthouses, B&B, and Campsites.
Hostel search engine. Search all Hostels, find the cheapest. Compare rates, reviews and recommendations. Check availability, specs and location. Book the hostel of your choice by visiting the hostel booking website.

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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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.

 -  flights from London and Manchester to Bejing

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  price comparison possible

Trans Siberian Railways

 Maglav-Connection Shanghai - Pudong Airport
Based on magnetic levitation [430 kilometers per hour].
 Trans Manchurian Railway - Moscow-Beijing via Irkutsk + Zabaikalsk v.v.
Runs from Moscow [ Russia ] to Beijing through Manchuria
 Trans Mongolia Railway - Moscow-Beijing via Ulan Bator v.v.
This line leaves the Trans Siberia Railways at Ulan Ude [ Mongolia ], and heads south through Ulaanbaatar and the Gobi to Beijing in China

 Map of China [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Bibliothek - Map Collection ]
 Maps of China
Maps of Chinese cities, provinces and regions in the principal areas of China. Each map section has large, clear maps showing cities, borders and highways.


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 CNTO - China National Tourist Office USA

 China Internet Information Center - China's Official Gateway to News & Information
 China Government Online [ Chinese characters ]

 Beijing  -  Capital City of China  -  City of Beijing
Bustling Beijing, venue for the 2008 Olympics, where the Forbidden City, Ming Tombs, Summer Palace and Tiananmen Square await your visit. 

 Beijing Olympic Games 2008

 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.
 Wangfujing  -  Beijing's most upscale, globalized shopping district
 Xidan
 Yizhuang
 Zheng Yici Peking Opera Theatre
 Zhongguancun
 Zhongshan Park

 Herbert Groot Jebbink's website
 University Beijing  -  Peking University

Cuisine -  Chinese Recipes

 China-on-site  -  Chinese culture - see cooking
Cuisine [ Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan ], Cooking technique [ cold dish, deep-frying, hotpot boiling, roasting, simmering, steaming, stewing, stir-frying ].
 Chinese Cuisine by Huang Su Huei, Wei-Chuan Publishing
Paperback: 206 pages; Publisher: Wei-Chuan Pub. (June 1, 1983); ISBN: 0941676080
 Indietrekker  -  Appetite for China
Blog focused on food in this country of seemingly endless foods to try. 

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
Contents : 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 & Entertainment

The Chinese created numerous musical instruments, such as the zheng, xiao, and erhu, that have spread around East and Southeast Asia, especially to its dependencies. The sheng became the mother of several Western free-reed instruments.

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.

Chinese Have a Word for It: The Complete Guide to Chinese Thought and Culture 
Boye Lafayette De Mente
This is an ideal introduction to the Chinese language and culture for business people, students, and travelers. It sheds light on the character and personality of the Chinese by examining the meaning, historical significance , and use of more than 300 Chinese expressions. This practical guide will help readers anticipate Chinese behavior and avoid cultural faux pas.
Paperback 506 pages (January 1, 2000); Publisher: Contemporary Books; Language: English; ISBN: 0658010786
 China-on-site  -  Chinese culture  -  see painting & literature

Web Portals / Search Engines / Directories

 China Travel System  -  extensive 'destination guide'
 Chinatown Online
Books, Business, Chinese New Year, Culture, History, Education, Food, Fun, Lifestyle [ Feng Shui, Martial Arts, Colours, Chinese Gardens], Horoscopes, Chinatown Guides, Trave
Chinatown Online is a non-political, non-religious and non-partisan site which provides information about China, the Chinese community in the UK, Chinese businesses and business involved in trade/commerce with China.

 Chinese Embassy in the UK
 China Today
 Great China Web Directory 
 DMOZ  -  Open Directory Project  -  China

 Yahoo China

 China City Net  -  Chinese GB only
China's city port site containing information such as metropolitan government, industry, travel, map, mayors, and etc.


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