Republican
Beijing - Old
Beijing: a growing fascination while its physical remnants are being bulldozed.
Madeleine Yue Dong offers the first comprehensive history of Republican Beijing...
What
is Pinyin? -
Pinyin is the official romanization system of Chinese.
HSK - The Chinese Proficiency Test
- for details, call: (010) 6231-7150, 6232-7531 x2672, 2685; or email songsz@sun.ihep.ac.cn;
or hsk2@blcu.edu.cn
Beijing City Guide
- Click on Travel resources, then go to Destination Guides under destination
info; in 'select a country' pick China, and 'select a city' pick Beijing
Beijing Before the Olympics - A travel guide contains 360-degree panoramas photos of major tourist sites, useful info on money, language, and transportation. WARNING: contains large files, so it could be slow unless you are using High Speed Connections.
Imperial
Gardens - The imperial gardens in Beijing were built to complement
to the Forbidden City.
Peking
Man -
From 1929 to 1937, 14 partial craniums, 11 lower jaws, many teeth, skeletal
bones and large numbers of stone tools were discovered at Zhoukoudian,
near Beijing...
The Great Wall Adventure Club (GWAC) - Backpackers: Join us to experience the amazing grandeur of the Great Wall at Jinshanling and Simatai, The Hiking Tour for the Real Marvel of the Great Wall in Beijing.
The Ming Tombs
- A huge processional path lined with stone statues, leading to the
tombs.
Wanshou
Temple[the Temple of Longevity] - with a reputation of 'Mini-Forbidden-City
in West Beijing', it's where the Beijing Art Museum was built in 1577
in Ming Dynasty.
Locals'
favorites
- Old Beijing Mini Landscape Park, Grand View Garden (Da Guan-yuan?),
Xiang Shan Park (The Fragrant Hill), Zizhuyuan Park, Badachu Park, Longtan
park, Taoranting Park, and the most famous, morning moon at LuGouQiao
Bridge...
Amusement Park
- a very brief description, address, and phone number; also other theme
parks in China
ShiDu
- a prominent
place for sightseeing in southwest suburb of Beijing City
Miyun Reservoir
- located
100 km northeast of Beijing City, is a mountain valley reservoir.
ShiHuaDong
Cave -
located in Fangshan District, 50km south-west from Beijing City, with
many splendid views like the Site of Peking Man, the Stone Scripture
Museum...
Beijing
Art Museum the collection amount to about 50,000 pieces which range
from the Neolithic age to the Ming and Qing Dynasty, as well as the
modern times.
Courtyard Gallery
<10-29-99>
- Sepcializing in Chinese contemporary art, this is one of Beijing's
only private art galleries. It is located on the moat of the Forbidden
City, next to the East Gate.
Tourism
Travel Information
In order to help visitors in distress and resolve complaints, the China
National Tourism Administration (CNTA) and the Beijing tourism bureau have
set up a 24 hr. Tourism Service Quality Supervision and Control Office:
Tel: 010-6513 0828, Fax: 010-6515 8251 (Language: Chinese, Japanese and
English)
AIDS hotline: 010-6426 6958
Survival facts
on travel to China
- Visas, Customs, Money, Weather, Time, Electricity, Operating Hours
and Public Holidays - an absolute must read!
Beijing
intro and Beijing
Highlights Travel
- Well organized Travel Guide page with hundreds of tour packages including Beijing; great hotels deals; customized China travel services since 1959.
Budget Travel -
Beijing - Budget Travel in Beijing is very available but not always
easy... - You will find this page very useful.
NOTE: Beijing area code is 10. As of May 1996, add a
'6' in front of your seven-digit phone number. - Beijing has become one
of the first cities in the world to use eight-digit phone numbers
DiaoYuTai State Guest House
- at the Old Diaoyutai (Angling Terrace) built over 800 years ago...,
or see the new side of it at The
Atrium Lobby with the neo-classical style. Phone: 6800-5588
China Hotels
Online
- click on" Hotel" on the left, then " Beijing" (or any other cities)
right below the discount prices. They also offer hotels with real time
booking in all areas of China with price, location and area maps.
Guide to discount hotels
- Guide to discounted hotels including Beijing, attractions, maps and
more...
The
Great Wall Sheraton - Located in the Diplomatic District, the five
star hotel is five minutes from the Agricultural Exhibition
Center and the China International Exhibition Center...
Tianlun Dynasty Hotel
- five star located in the busiest commercial area:
50 Wangfujing Ave.
Beijing
Novotel - located in the center of Wangfujing, Beijing's most famous
shopping district
Novotel-XinQiao - located at 2 Dong Jiao Min Xiang St. in Dong Cheng District
Peace Hotel - Located at 3 Jinyu Hutong in the heart of Beijing near the famous Wangfujing area, it was established to serve the Asia-Pacific Peace Conference in 1952.
Beijing
Qian Men Hotel - a three star hotel, strikingly
elegant and built at the very heart of the commercial and business center
of the city
Hua
Du Hotel - a three star hotel, located north of
the Airport Road and south of the Liangma River
Ji-Men Hotel - two
star Are you travelling on a shoe-string? Looking for a backpackers
lodge?
Beijing Peony Hotel -
two star: No.31 Huayuan-donglu Haidian-qu, Tel: (86) 10-6202-5544, fax (86) 10-6201-9561
Jade Palace Hotel
- (Tel):(86-10) 6256-1448; (Fax):(86-10) 6256-1447
LiShi
Hotel
- Tel: 86-10-65220033; Fax: 86-10-65134346 (US$31, standard twin)
Lusongyuan
Hotel
- Tel: 86-10-64040436; Fax: 86-10-64030418 (US$31, standard single rm)
Beijing Meeting Venues at a glance - an excellent page gives details comparing meeting facilities in major Beijing Hotel, including: addresses, phone#s, fax#s, emails, food services, recreation and other facilities, meeting supporting facilities, meeting room capacities, etc.
Tourist Diaries
The
Forbidden City People - a book about the people who lived and worked
in the Peking Imperial Palace, known to the West as the Forbidden City
(Its correct name is the Purple Forbidden City), by Dr. Roy Bates
Beijing News networks - more than ten publications of Beijing newspapers (in Chinese)
Beijing
Review - in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and of course, Chinese - a political weekly, founded in 1958 at the suggestion of the late Premier Zhou Enlai.
That's Beijing - part of an English-language publication, 'that's magazines', with featured stories, entertainment and classifieds included jobs, real estates, sales and services, all related to living in Beijing.
Beijing New Asia Univ. - a privately owned and operated institute endorsed by the Beijing Municipal Government and approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education
Western Academy of Beijing
- seeks to provide international education programs for students from
the ages of 3-14 years. It's an independent, nonprofit, co-ed day school
that serves the needs of the Beijing expatriate community.
Beijing Concord College
of Sino-Canada - This is the first school in Beijing, China to allow
Chinese students from Beijing and other provinces to enroll in the same
education programs (High School and College level) together with foreign
students.
Study in China!UPDATED <11-30-02>
- China today is a fascinating place to explore through study, travel,
and the experience of living with the Chinese. Courses taught in English.
Delter International Business
Inst. -
Delter's Beijing campus opened in May of 1995. Our courses range from
Basic English, through to an accredited MBA in the most modern "English
only" environment...
Knowledge
Exchange Inst.
- study abroad at the finest univs. and research ctrs. around the world.
We provide cultural experience and are always conduct in English ...
The
train between Hong Kong and Beijing
- "Jing Jiu" - Direct express train, a 30-hour (compare
to 2 1/2 hours by plane), 1,410-mile trip; which will cost you: $156
for adults, $102 ages 5 to 9; Regular sleeper service is $93 to $122;
$61 to $78 for children (July 97).
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