Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is country's third largest city in terms of population with city population - 7.5 million, and municipality - 14,930,000.
Beijing is recognized as the political, educational, and cultural center of the People's Republic of China.
Mountains to the north, northwest and west shield the city and northern China's agricultural heartland from the encroaching desert steppes. The Great Wall of China stretches across the northern part of Beijing Municipality.
BY PLANE
Beijing Capital International Airport (Beijing Shoudu Guójì Jicháng,, Official WebSite in English) is located to the northeast of the central districts, 26km from the city centre. See it on Map. A taxi from the airport should cost ¥70-120. You will have to pay the fee shown on the meter (make sure the driver uses it) plus ¥10 toll for the airport expressway. Traffic jams are common.
The cheapest way to get to the city centre is to take the airport shuttle (Official WebSite in English). The shuttle bus website also has a map available. Buses for each route leave every 10-30 minutes, and tickets cost ¥16 for a one-way trip.
Public bus #359 also runs from the airport to Dongzhimen, where you can catch subway 2 or 13, but this is not very fast or convenient. A number of youth hostels and luxury hotels run their own complimentary shuttle buses services - do ask if where you're staying has one. List of Airlane offices in Beijing.
BY TRAIN AND BUS
Beijing has many railway stations. Most trains arrive at the central or West stations.
BUS
Beijing's bus system is cheap, convenient and covers the entire city. A flurry of shiny new buses have arrived on the streets in preparation for the Olympics. Beijing buses can get very crowded.
Bus lines are numbered from 1-999. Buses under 300 serve the city center. Buses 300 and up run between the city center and more distant areas. The Beijing Public Transport Official WebSite in English.
You can input your starting point and your ending point and see all the bus routes that will get you from A to B, look up a bus route by number, or input a place name and see all the routes that go stop there.
METRO
The evolving Beijing Subway has four lines (two above ground, two underground), with several more being built in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Follow the link for - Beijing Subway Official Website.
TAXI
As of June 30, 2006 all fares on legal taxies start at 10 Renminbi for the first 3 km (idling time is also a factor), and are 2.00 Renminbi per extra kilometer. Most taxis are a mixed fleet of new Hyundai Elantra and Volkswagen Jetta (Borla) cars.
GET IN
GET AROUND
THE CITY
THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - www.mfa.gov.cn/eng
CHINA TOURISM - old.cnta.gov.cn/lyen/index.asp
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CURRENT TEMPERATURE
Time zone - China Standard Time (UTC+8). Average temperatures in January are at around -7 to -4 °C (19 to 24 °F), while average temperatures in July are at 25 to 26 °C (77 to 79 °F).
TIANANMEN
NATIONAL MUSEUM
Beijing literally means "Northern capital". There were cities, in the vicinities of Beijing by the 1st millennium During Ming dinasty, the Forbidden City was constructed (1406-1420), followed by the Temple of Heaven (1420).
MIAOYING
TEMPLE
TEMPLE OF HEAVEN
THE CITY OF BEIJING - www.ebeijing.gov.cn/
BICYCLE
Exploring Beijing on a bike is excellent since the city is flat as a pancake, and all major streets have bike lanes. Bicycling is often faster than car, taxi or bus because of the traffic congestion in the motorized traffic lanes.
¥10(YUAN) = 0,96 € (EURO) = $1,32 (DOLLAR)
THE TEMPLE OF
AZURE CLOUDS
Beijing Railway Station (Beijing Zhàn) is the central train station located in the heart of the city. Long-distance buses from areas as far as Shanghai and the Mongolian border connect to Beijing. Beijing has over 20 long distance bus stations.
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