Top 10 Beijing (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides) [New Ed] 1405317868, 9781405317863, 9780756624743

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TOP 10

BEIJING

ANDREW HUMPHREYS

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

Contents

Left Tian’an Men Center Temple of Heaven Right Summer Palace

Contents Beijing’s Top 10 Forbidden City Produced by Brazil Street Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound in Italy by Graphicom First American Edition, 2007 07 08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright 2007 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London A Penguin Company All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited A CIP catalogue record is available from the British Library. ISSN 1479-344X ISBN: 978 0 75662 474 3

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Temple of Heaven

12

Tian’an Men Square

14

Lama Temple

16

Bei Hai Park

18

Hou Hai

20

Summer Palace

22

798 Art District

24

Ming Tombs

26

Great Wall of China

28

Moments in History

32

Festivals and Events

34

Outdoor Activities

36

Beijing Opera

38

Beijing 2008

40

Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy of quality or popularity is implied. All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit.

Museums

42

Places of Worship

46

Floors are referred to throughout in accordance with British usage: ie the “first floor” is the floor above ground level.

Souvenirs

48

Markets and Malls

50

The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly. Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, Great Britain WC2R 0RL. Cover: Front – DK Images: Chen Chao bl; Colin Sinclair clb; Getty Images: The Image Bank/ Yann Layma main. Spine - DK Images: Chen Chao b. Back – DK Images: Colin Sinclair cra, cla; Getty Images: Stone/ Jean-Marc Truchet ca.

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Children’s Attractions

52

Trips Out of Town

Entertainment

54

Streetsmart

Beijing Dishes

56

Planning Your Visit

104

Chinese Restaurants

58

Sources of Information

105

International Restaurants 60

Getting Around

106

Bars and Pubs

Banking and Communications

107

Etiquette

108

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Around Town

98

Tian’an Men Square and the Forbidden City

66

Things to Avoid

109

South of Tian’an Men Square

Dining in Beijing

110

72

Shopping Tips

111

North of the Forbidden City 78

Accommodation Tips

112

Eastern Beijing

84

Places to Stay

113

Western Beijing

90

Phrase Book

118

Greater Beijing

94

General Index

121

Contents

Left Foil-baked fish, Han Cang Center World of Suzie Wong Right Mahjong players, Hou Hai

Left Forbidden City Right Lama Temple

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beijing’s top 10 Forbidden City 8–11 Temple of Heaven 12–13 Tian’an Men Square 14–15 Lama Temple 16–17 Bei Hai Park 18–19 Hou Hai 20–21 Summer Palace 22–23 798 Art District 24–25 Ming Tombs 26–27 Great Wall of China 28–29 Top 10 of Everything 32–63

beijing’s Top 10

Beijing’s Highlights 6–7

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