Only individuals who will be travelling within Beijing for a short time usually use car rentals. You can choose between a private car, driver service, or you can reserve transportation to the airport ahead of time. Those foreigners who want to rent a car ... Read More>>
Beijing covers 16,410.54 square kilometers with a mountainous area occupying 10,417.5 square kilometers, which accounts for 62% of the city’s land. Approximately 38% of the total area is flatland. In 2010, Beijing City Government merged the former ... Read More>>
Beijing, like every mega-city around the world, has shopping opportunities galore: from Asia's biggest shopping mall, to out-of-the-way craft stores and boutiques tucked away in historic hutongs; from crowded, touristy shopping streets, to hypermarkets and ... Read More>>
Not only is Beijing one of the largest metropolises in China, it is also one of the greatest places to visit. Its long history as China's capital has bequeathed to the world a superb legacy of architectural and historical attractions. Read More>>
• GDP: RMB 1600.04 billion (2011) • Per Capita Disposable Income of Urban Residents: RMB 32,903 (2011) • Economic Growth Rate: 8.1% (2011) • Resident population: 20.186 million (2011) • Unemployment Rate: 1.39% (2011) • ... Read More>>
Other Forms of Transportation Private Cars If you are going to mainly be in the city of Beijing, traveling by car is not the best choice. On the one hand you need a Chinese driver’s license and on the other the driving situation in Beijing is ... Read More>>
Summer months in Beijing are hot and humid. Winters can be best described as cold and dry with gusting Siberian winds; however, the least pleasant aspect of winter in Beijing is its worrying air pollution record. Air pollution (in the form of dense smog) ... Read More>>
The public bus system in Beijing has so many lines you can probably get to every nook and cranny of the city and suburbs. But something to remember is that land transportation here is extremely crowded, and that traffic is a common occurrence. If you are in ... Read More>>
Beijing is the center of the national railway and is home to four passenger railway stations: the Beijing Railway Station, Beijing West Railway Station, Beijing South Railway Station and Beijing North Railway Station (at Xizhimen). In addition, Beijing has ... Read More>>
Longfusi Snack Street 隆福寺小吃街 Wangfujing Snack Street 王府井小吃街 Gui Jie 簋街 Donghuamen Night Snack Street 东华门夜市 Ox Street 牛街 Longfusi Snack Street 隆福寺小吃街 If you don’t know which snack you want to sample, this is the place to ... Read More>>
The Beijing subway system has a fixed ticket rate of 2 Yuan per ride (excluding the Airport Express line, which costs 25 Yuan). Passengers can buy single-use one-way tickets or stored value cards which will even work on the Airport Express line. When using ... Read More>>
Beijing is home to two major airports: Beijing Capital International Airport and Nanyuan Airport. The two airports are the most frequently used airports in the Beijing area. Beijing Capital International Airport is located in the northeast urban Shunyi ... Read More>>
Beijing is a gourmand's delight since just about every style of Chinese cooking is represented by the capital's restaurants: adventurous diners can tour the country without ever leaving the city! More than this, Beijing also boasts its own cuisine, which ... Read More>>
China Country Code Number: 0086 Beijing City Code Number: 010 Emergency & Most Commonly Used Police: 110 Telephone Repair: 112 Local Directory Assistance: 114 International Long-distance Register: 115 Fire: 119 Weather forecast: 12121/96121 Traffic ... Read More>>
For foreigners living and traveling in Beijing, taxis are a very important mode of transportation. Beijing taxi drivers are mainly middle-aged men over the age of 40 who do not speak any English. If you cannot speak Chinese, ask your Chinese friends or ... Read More>>