TOP 10
BEIJING
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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 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. Floors are referred to throughout in accordance with British usage: ie the “first floor” is the floor above ground level.
8
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
Museums
42
Places of Worship
46
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.
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
62
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
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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