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Lonely Planet Beijing (City Guide) Paperback – August 1, 2007

by Damian Harper (Author)

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Lonely Planet Beijing (Travel Guide)

Lonely Planet Beijing (Travel Guide)
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This title will be released on March 1, 2023.

Ever wonder what Peking duck tastes like on its home turf? Always wanted to climb the Great Wall? Or perhaps you'd like something a little more obscure. A ride around town in Madame Mao's old Red Flag stretch limousine, perhaps? Whatever tickles you, one thing's for sure: Beijing is one impressive city. This up-to-the-minute guidebook uncovers all the marvellous secrets - and makes sure you have a great time.

Pull-Out Sheet Map in Chinese and English

Beijing Resident Author - over 500 places visited and reviewed; dozens of new bars and restaurants added

Language Help - all places listed in Chinese and English for easy navigation

Ancient Beijing Explored in walking and cycling tours through the hutong

Olympics Coverage shows off the city's remarkable transformation

Print length

272 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Lonely Planet
Publication date

August 1, 2007
Dimensions

5.16 x 0.63 x 7.87 inches
ISBN-10

1740598423
ISBN-13

978-1740598422
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Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2004

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Lonely Planet is de-facto standard of the travel guides, and therefore it is exactly what can be expected of de-facto standards: most reliable, comprehensive, but lacking the pointers to the "hidden gems".

As others have already pointed out, Chinese characters are printed near every location, which enables simple interaction with the non-English speaking natives. The maps are great, but don't expect them to be 100% accurate for a rapidly changing place like Beijing. (For example, in May 2004 they already had an extra subway line which didn't appear in the guide) Other perks are the great quality of binding which makes it easier to travel with (on one occasion it got wet, but somehow survived) and great sense of humor.

The only major disadvantage was the lack of "off the beaten track" info. I'ld say the best bet is getting these tips from other travelers or maybe using another guidebook as a sidecar.

Still, LP offers the best value for the money.

16 people found this helpful

A Resource & A Bargain

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2007

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Comprehensive, concise and well-organized. A great resource and a true bargain. The fact that this series proudly features long-time local residents in their guides says a lot about their commitment and values. I also appreciate that they inspire enthusiasm and exploration in the reader almost from the first page. Also note this is hot off the presses in August 2007. Unless they somehow got everything totally wrong (I'll know when I visit over New Year's) this is 5 stars easily.

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2008

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I bought this book for the Olympics and was disappointed. It didn't have the full subway maps updated and the Olympics section was sparse. It needs an update as Beijing is changing rapidly

2 people found this helpful

Missing major component

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2006

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The information is good but there are no Chinese characters of locations/names to show to taxi drivers. The pronunciations are just too difficult for some one not adept at languages or who has not studied some Chinese. I have taken over a dozen trips to China and find books with Chinese characters far more useful.

9 people found this helpful

Accurate Information

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2006

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Though I found the layout of this Lonely Planet book odd (even the Index is divided by topics), its content proved to be accurate. If you visit Beijing, expect very few people to speak even limited English.

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Good information

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2015

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Purchase the China guide book instead

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2008

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The quality of the book does not compare with many others available. Very few pictures let alone even fewer color pictures. Information is pretty helpful. However nothing really stands out.

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2005

The latest edition of LP Beijing follows the new formatting that LP introduced in 2004 for its travel guides. There are inserts of colour photography for those of you so inclined. The Language section is OK, and chinese is used on the maps to assist you when dealing with taxi/bus drivers.

Generally speaking, the LP Beijing City Guide will do the job for short term visitors to the city, and these short term visitors are the target audience for these books. Those staying long term as ESL teachers or in other capacities will find it lacking after a while, but there is only so much you can squeeze into these books anyway.

Just a note to those planning on visiting the city in the next few months. A lot of the major sights, such as the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven, are under restoration as part of the city's preparation for the 2008 Olympics (see the Olympic countdown clock outside the main entrance of the Museum of Chinese History), with scaffolding and workmen all over the show. You can still get into these places, but may not be able to see all the sights mentioned in the guidebook. But be sure to get a photo of the Starbucks which is slap bang in the middle of this historic city. Commercialism at its finest...

I'm normally a devoted LP customer, but I have to admit to making an impulse decision to purchase the Insight City Guide to Beijing. I found the Insight guide to be almost as good, particularly where maps are concerned. The Insight guide was also cheaper than the LP book, although I think the LP listed more activities. For me though, Lonely Planet still sets the standard for Travel Guides.

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