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Lonely Planet Pocket Beijing is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Sample the citys most famous dish, Peking Duck; wander the ancient alleys known as hutong; and explore the worlds largest palace complex at the Forbidden City; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Beijing and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Pocket Beijing:

  • Full-colour maps and images throughout
    • Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
    • Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
    • Essential info at your fingertipshours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
    • Honest reviews for all budgetseating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
    • More than 15 colour neighbourhood maps
    • User-friendly...
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    QuickStart Guide
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    Survival Guide
    Welcome to Beijing

    Beijing is where China's distant past and super-charged present collide in glorious fashion. Extraordinary imperial palaces and sublime temples mingle with stunning new architecture, while wonderful restaurants and great shopping also await. But above all, Beijing fizzes with a compelling and unique energy befitting the capital of the world's newest superpower. So what are you waiting for?

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    BeijingTop Sights

    Walk in the footsteps of emperors at this utterly unmissable complex that contains the best-preserved collection of ancient architecture in all of China.

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    Beijing Top Sights

    The very symbol of China; nothing beats climbing the steep ramparts for the breathtaking, iconic view of this fortification snaking away across the hills into the far distance.

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    Beijing Top Sights

    Do as the Chinese royals did and escape the heat at this beautiful collection of pavilions, temples and gardens. Great views over Beijing from the top of Longevity Hill.

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    Beijing Top Sights

    The ultimate expression of Ming dynasty architecture; stunning temples and halls with enough symbolic significance to keep an amateur necromancer busy for years.

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    Beijing Top Sights

    People-watch at the worlds largest public square. Catch the daily flag-raising at sunrise, and then return at sunset when the vast concrete space is at its most evocative.

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    Beijing Top Sights

    Getting lost in the hutong, enchanting ancient alleyways, is absolutely essential. Its by far the best way to experience the capitals street life in all its frenetic, fun and fascinating glory.

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    Beijing Top Sights

    Chinas contemporary-art boom began at this one-time factory. The art on display is innovative and ingenious, and sometimes infuriating, but never boring.

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    Beijing Top Sights

    One of the most magnificent Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside of the Land of Snows; join monks and locals who pray daily at this one-time imperial palace.

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    Beijing Top Sights

    Beijingers flock to this former playground of the emperors to kick back. Go boating on the lake, try the group dancing, or just watch the parade of humanity go by.

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    Beijing Top Sights

    The best place in Beijing for arts, crafts and antiques, this raucous weekend market will delight shopaholics and treasure-hunters alike. Just make sure to bargain hard.

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    Local LifeLocal Life

    Insider tips to help you find the real Local Life
    Ticked off Beijings top sights? Then its time to plunge into the city proper and start seeing how the locals live. From eating to shopping, heres how to become a temporary Beijinger.

    restaurants

    nightlife

    For a close-up look at how Beijingers treat their restaurants as party venues, take a trip to buzzing Ghost Street one evening. The restaurants here are always jammed with locals doing what they do best: eating, drinking and making merry in as big and noisy a group as possible.

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    A great area to get lost in, Dashilar and its surrounding hutong offer a genuine taste of old Beijing. Browse some of the most historic shops in the city and absorb the atmosphere of a traditional Beijing neighbourhood.

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