National Geographic Traveler: Beijing presents a comprehensive portrait of the city, including the dramatic changes it is undergoing for the Olympics. Detailed maps as well as specifics about the new transportation system help visitors navigate this intriguing capital city, plus interesting excursions beyond. The guide features cut-away illustrations of renowned structures plus descriptions of such well-known sites as Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace. The guide explores lesser known sites as well, including the Muslim Quarter, Baoguo Temple, Military Museum, Fragrant Hills Park, and the Great Wall—including a trek from Lotus Mountain to Huanghua Cheng.
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A freelance journalists, Paul Mooney has been writing about China since 1985. A Beijing resident since 1994 he has authored and edited several travel books on Taiwan and China.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great guide for your visit,
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This review is from: National Geographic Traveler: Beijing (Paperback)
National Geographic Traveler produces nice solid guides with good overviews and selections for history and culture. This isn't so much a guide to lodging and restaurants, but rather a guide that highlights historic sites and cultural aspects that make a city or an area uniquely flavorful.
This guide book covers Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chongwen, Xuanwu, Chaoyang, and Haidian districts as well as information on The Great Wall and excursions south. Maps of each area make navigating simple. The last 30 pages has some suggestions for dining, lodging and the like. If you want a guidebook that focuses more on history rather than night clubs, this is a good choice!
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A good basic guide,
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One caveat about this guide: the maps are not always 100% correct. Buildings are on opposite sides of the street (Legation Quarter) for example. Also, if the book suggests taking a bus, check out the metro/subway map first. To get to the Summer Palace you can go straight by subway, but all the guide books we had said to take a bus. To be fair, this book is still full of a lot of good information and lots of idea for places to see. A good choice, but do buy a GOOD Beijing map.
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