Fodor's Citypack Beijing's 25 Best, 4th Edition

by FODOR'S

• ISBN13: 9781400015788
• ISBN10: 1400015782
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-07-05
• Publisher: Fodor's

Summary

25 Best Bets in Beijing - Plus a Full Color, Pull-Out Map And the Best of the Rest Best palaces and halls Best museums and galleries Best ceramics, jades, silks Best Beijing duck Everything you need to explore Beijing. Top lodging and dining picks for every budget Sights to remember: the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, Tian'anmen Gate and Square The Temple of Confucius, the Ming Tombs, the Imperial Vault of Heaven, and other sacred places Pan-Asian eateries, dim sum restaurants, noodle shops, and tea houses Kid-friendly attractions, from the panda house at the zoo to the killer whale show at the aquarium Side trips to Peking Man Site, Fragrant Hills Park, and the Marco Polo Bridge

Author Biography

Sean Sheehan traveled extensively in China during his eight years as a resident of Southeast Asia.

Table of Contents

Planning Ahead, Getting There	p. 4
Living Beijing	p. 8
Beijing's Top 25 Sights	p. 25
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)	p. 26
Old Summer Palace	p. 27
Great Bell Temple	p. 28
The Great Wall	p. 29
Ming Tombs	p. 30
Beihai Park	p. 31
Jingshan Park	p. 32
Forbidden City (Palace Museum)	p. 33
Imperial Garden (Yu Hua Yuan)	p. 34
Palace of Heavenly Purity	p. 35
Hall of Preserving Harmony	p. 36
Hall of Middle Harmony	p. 37
Hall of Supreme Harmony	p. 38
Tian'anmen Gate	p. 39
Tian'anmen Square	p. 40
Great Hall of the People	p. 41
Monument to the People's Heroes	p. 42
Chairman Mao Memorial Hall	p. 43
Qianmen Gate (Zhengyangmen)	p. 44
Museum of the Chinese Revolution	p. 45
Qinian Hall (Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests)	p. 46
Imperial Vault of Heaven	p. 47
Temple of Confucius	p. 48
Lama Temple (Yonghegong)	p. 49
Ancient Observatory	p. 50
Beijing's Best	p. 51
Where to	p. 63
Travel Facts	p. 89
Index	p. 94
Credits and Acknowledgments	p. 96
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