Insight City Guide Beijing is a full-colour, comprehensive travel guide to this historic & exciting city. Full-colour photography & maps throughout combine with authoritative text to give you both inspiration & information to help explore Beijing & its surrounding areas. Be inspired by the ” Best Of Beijing” section, which highlights the top experiences & places to visit in Beijing, while a comprehensive Travel Tips section provides all the practical information & travel advice you need, as well as a guide to things to do in Beijing, plus our selective listings for hotel & restaurants. Lavish Photo Features offer a unique insight into topics such as traditional medicine, life in the hutong & the city`s parks. Insight`s trademark history coverage provides a fascinating introduction to Beijing`s position as capital of imperial dynasties for more than 1, 000 years as well as its modern life, while features by local writers delve into Beijing`s culture
- everything from life in the New China to religion & food & drink. Ten Places chapters cover the city & its surroundings, from Imperial Beijing, Wangfujing & the Foreign Legation Quarter & the Olympic Park, to the Ming Tombs & Great Wall & the ancient village of Chuandixia. Colour maps throughout help you get around so you can find the top attractions in Beijing as well as venture off the beaten track, to make sure you have the quintessential Beijing experience.