General practical information 1 Preparing for the trip Local time How to make calls in China When to go Making reservations Formalities Health Money Things to take with you Travel for all A to Z listing Bank/Exchange Cigarettes Electricity Embassies in Beijing Health Holidays Internet Laundry Mail Media Museums, monuments and tourist sites Opening time Photography Public toilets Security Tap water Telephone Tipping Tourism offices Units of length Weather Etiquette Chinese manners Eating at the restaurant with Chinese people Must dos Don't dos Accommodation Prices Where to stay Eating out The menu Prices Where to eat Chinese food Some useful words in restaurant Entertainment Sporting and activities Cultural life Night life Holidays, festivals and events Shopping Bargaining Arts and crafts Other purchases Where to shop Sending your purchases home Gelling by in Chinese Pinyin Holding a conversation Getting around, visiting Daily life The family Transport Numbers Colours Time At the restaurant At the hotel At the market At the bank At the hospital Getting to Beijing By air By train By bus Getting around 2008: Beijing Olympics Olympic Sports Venues (in Beijing) How to get about Useful addresses Tourism office Banks/Exchanges Post office Telephone Internet Emergencies/Health Where to stay Around the Forbidden City andWangfujing Around Deshengmen Sanlitun and Chaoyang District Around Dongzhimen South of Qianmen Where to eat Around the Forbidden City and Wangfujing Around Deshengmen Sanlitun and Chaoyang District Around Dongzhimen South of Qianmen In the west of the city Goincl out for a drink In the Lake Area In Sanlitun
In Chaoyang District Things to do Guied Tours of Beijing Sporting activities Cinema Massage Shows Popular shows Shopping Beijing art History
Walking tour The Forbidden City and Wangfujing Around Deshengmen Sanlitun and Chaoyang District Around Dongzhimen South of Qianmen West Beijing Around Beijing The Great Wall and the Imperial Tombs