“ Beijing
- The New City” is a superb book chronicling the city’s transformation from imperial wonder to modern mecca. Over
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Beijing in the Wallpaper City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

Beijing on a light, waterproof & tear-resistant map combining a street plan of the city with a road map of its environs clearly showing the existing parts of the Great Wall & its entire course, plus numerous other historical & recreational sites. On one side is a very clear, easy to read street plan of the capital at 1:23, 000. Metro, railway & bus stations & ferry terminals are prominently marked & main traffic arteries are indicated. Numerous places of interest to visitors are highlighted, including selected hotels, cultural institutions & historical sites, shopping centres, etc,
- most shown with their names. Also provided are an enlargement of the Forbidden City & a diagram of Beijing
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When Sydney journalist James West lands a job at a state-run radio station in Beijing, he imagines he knows a lot about China
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Beijing on an excellent tourist map from Borch: clear, indexed, laminated & waterproof, with detailed plans of the Forbidden City & other main sights & a road map of the capital’s environs fro day trips out of the city. The main plan at 1:75, 000 covers an area of just beyond the city’s main motorway ring (5th Ring Road), extending north-east to include the international airport. Numerous places of interest are highlighted. A street plan at 1:24, 000 provides an enlargement of the central part of the city within its inner ring (2nd Ring), again highlighting places of interest & various facilities. On both plans metro stations are prominently marked & indicate line numbers. Street names are given in Roman alphabet only, with names of selected places of interest & main avenues also shown in Chinese On the reverse is a map of the city’s environs at 1:1, 200, 000 extending over to the coast & highlighting main places of interest, including the Great Wall. Detailed plans are provided for the main sites: the Forbidden City (1:6, 000), the Summer Palace (1:6, 000), the Fragrant Hills Park (1:13, 000), Badaling (1:18, 000) & Chengde (1:30, 000). All the maps & plans are indexed, with, as appropriate, lists of streets, localities & places of interest. Also included are a list of top 30 sights, administrative maps of the city & the country, & other useful tourist information including climate graphs. ...

Beijing in the City Guide Series from Lonely Planet, profiling in comprehensive detail the history, major sights, best places to eat, nightlife, accommodation & shopping possibilities of an extensive range of cities worldwide. Frank & informal in style, the guides are renowned for their appeal to independent travellers & are written & researched by local authors. Each guide is divided into 11 main sections
- Getting Started, Background, Neighbourhoods, Shopping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, The Arts, Sports & Activities, Gay & Lesbian, Sleeping & Day Trips & Excursions. The Background section details the history, arts, architecture, environment, media, fashion & government & politics of the city. An
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Beijing in the City Pack series from AA Publishing; covering an extensive selection of world-wide cities in a handy, pocket-sized laminated format. The guides provde a detailed overview of each destination, with each city organised by district to allow for practical use on the city streets. An introductory section introduces readers to the city, with individual features on a short stay in the city, the Top 25 attractions, shopping by theme, the city by night, eating out & restaurants by cuisine. Each guide is presented in a similar format, exploring the city by geographical area & district. A basic overview map is provided at the start of each section & there is detailed listings information on the principal sights, walks, shops, entertainment & nightlife & restaurants for each area of the city. A Farther Afield section explores the area outside the city limits, with suggestions for possible excursions & day trips. A dedicated accommodation chapter provides information about a range of budget, mid-range & luxury hotels to suit for individual tastes. There is also a Need to Know chapter with practical information on getting there & around, essential facts, language & a timeline of the city. ...

Dai Wei lies in his bedroom, a prisoner in his body, after he was shot in the head at the Tiananmen Square protest ten years earlier & left in a coma. As his mother tends to him, & his friends bring news of their lives in an almost unrecognisable China, Dai Wei escapes into his memories, weaving together the events that took him from his harsh childhood in the last years of the Cultural Revolution to his time as a microbiology study at the Beijing University. As the minute-by-minute chronicling of the lead-up to his shooting becomes ever more intense, the reader is caught in a gripping emotional journey where the boundaries between life & death are increasingly blurred. The result is an outstanding work of fiction & an extraordinary insight into modern China. ...

More than just a travel guide for visitors, the complete residents' guide to Beijing is for residents, ex-pats & tourists alike. About this series: Detailed & illustrated guides providing not only information for visitors but also for those moving to or living in the destination. Written by residents, for residents, these guide books are packed full of full-colour photographs. The guides are divided with information on becoming a resident; relocating & setting up a home; history & culture; exploring the area; nightlife & activities; shopping; eating & drinking; indexed full-colour maps to help you navigate your way. The books are fully-indexed & also include a wealth of contact information including emergency telephone numbers, websites & phone numbers. ...

Beijing in Marshall Cavendish's Culture Shock! Series; comprising a range of guides that inform visitors of the finer points & details relating to social etiquette, traditions & customs; bringing visitors to a sensitive yet substantial understanding of the country or city in question. The series targets those who are planning long stays in the destination or extended periods of residence. The guides are written by authors who have experienced the joys & pitfalls of cultural adaptation, & so are ideally placed to provide informative & relevant advice. Each title contains insights into local culture & traditions, guidance on adapting to the local environment, linguistic help & lots of general advice about local culture & idiosyncrasies to help prepare readers for their visit. Each title is structured similarly, beginning with the first impressions a visitor might expect to have. The guides aim to help readers understand the local culture through first appreciating the motivations, beliefs & attitudes of the local people. Practical advice on settling in is provided, with focused sections on accommodation, utilities, health, education & telecommunications. There is also extensive information on the destination ...