Berlitz Beijing Pocket Guide

Covers all the major sights, area by area, in an easily navigable format. Descriptions of tourist attractions include the Forbidden City, Beihai Park and Tiananmen Square and excursions to the Great Wall and Ming Tombs.

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This guide to Beijing covers all the major sights, area by area, in an easily navigable format. Descriptions of tourist attractions include the Forbidden City, Beihai Park and Tiananmen Square and excursions to the Great Wall and Ming Tombs. The guide also contains background historical information, advice on shopping and entertainment and the low-down on Chinese cuisine. There is an A-Z of practical information, listings of recommended hotels and restaurants and useful expressions in Mandarin. You can read special features on topics ranging from the palace eunuchs to bicycling in Beijing. Maps show the Forbidden City and Central Beijing, and there are dozens of colour photographs throughout.