Beijing - Peking

by Peter Neville-Hadley

• ISBN13: 9781860119330
• ISBN10: 1860119336
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Cadogan Guides

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Travel	1	(20)
Getting to China	2	(3)
By Air	2	(2)
By Train	4	(1)
By Road	5	(1)
By Sea	5	(1)
Entry Formalities	5	(2)
Travelling within China	7	(8)
By Air	7	(1)
By Train	8	(4)
By Bus	12	(2)
By Car, Motorbike or Bicycle	14	(1)
Hitching	15	(1)
City Transport	15	(1)
Specialist Tour Operators	16	(5)
Practical A-Z	21	(42)
Books and Maps	22	(1)
Climate and When to Go	22	(1)
Contraception	23	(1)
Crime	24	(1)
Electricity	25	(1)
Embassies and Consulates	26	(1)
Entertainment	27	(1)
Festivals and Public Holidays	28	(1)
Food and Drink	28	(4)
Guides	32	(1)
Health	33	(4)
Internet Resources	37	(5)
Laundry	42	(1)
Lavatories	42	(1)
Media	43	(1)
Money and Prices	44	(3)
Museums, Temples and Historic Sites	47	(1)
Opening Hours	48	(1)
Packing	48	(2)
Photography	50	(1)
Police	50	(1)
Post Offices	51	(1)
Shopping	52	(2)
Social Niceties	54	(2)
Telephones	56	(1)
Time	57	(1)
Tourist Information	57	(2)
Where to Stay	59	(4)
History	63	(12)
Mongolian Beginnings	64	(1)
Northern Barbarians	64	(1)
Western Ocean Barbarians	65	(1)
The Boxer Rebellion	66	(3)
Modern Beijing	69	(6)
Topics	75	(14)
The Great Face-Lift of 1999	76	(2)
Hutong Walking	78	(4)
How Chinese Works	82	(7)
Beijing	89	(194)
Getting to and from Beijing	90	(17)
Getting Around	107	(5)
Tourist Information	112	(7)
The Imperial City and Tian'an Men Square	119	(35)
South of Qian Men---the Old Chinese City	154	(17)
North, Around the Back Lakes	171	(9)
The Lama Temple, North and East of the Imperial City	180	(23)
West of the Imperial City	203	(15)
Northwest beyond the Zoo	218	(8)
Shopping	226	(15)
Where to Stay	241	(15)
Eating Out	256	(15)
Entertainment, Culture and Nightlife	271	(12)
Around Beijing	283	(62)
Summer Palaces	288	(9)
New Summer Palace	290	(3)
Old Summer Palace	293	(4)
The Great Wall	297	(11)
Tombs and Burial Sites	308	(16)
Ming Tombs	309	(4)
Eastern Qing Tombs	313	(5)
Western Qing Tombs	318	(6)
Temples and Scenery	324	(12)
Museums and Other Sites	336	(9)
Tianjin	345	(18)
Getting to and from Tianjin	350	(3)
Foreign Concessions on Foot	353	(5)
Around Tianjin	358	(1)
Where to Stay	359	(2)
Eating Out	361	(2)
Shanhaiguan	363	(10)
Getting to and from Shanhaiguan	364	(1)
The First Pass Under Heaven and City Walls	365	(3)
Old Dragon's Head	368	(1)
Jiao Shan	369	(1)
Around Shanhaiguan: Beidahe and Qinhuandao	370	(2)
Where to Stay	372	(1)
Eating Out	372	(1)
Chengde	373	(18)
Getting to and from Chengde	378	(1)
The Mountain Resort for Escaping the Heat	379	(6)
The Eight Outer Temples	385	(3)
Where to Stay	388	(1)
Eating Out	389	(2)
Language	391	(18)
Learning Mandarin	391	(3)
Basic Courtesies	394	(1)
Basic Questions and Requests	394	(1)
Basic Answers	395	(1)
General Curiosity	396	(1)
General Needs and Administration	396	(1)
Numbers, Money, Time, Dates	397	(2)
Getting Around and Directions	399	(3)
Sights	402	(1)
Hotels	402	(1)
Restaurants	403	(4)
Shopping	407	(1)
Town and Country	408	(1)
Some Verbs	408	(1)
Further Reading	409	(4)
Index	413