Beijing Insight Guide

Maps: Beijing; Tiananmen Square; Legation Quarter; Imperial Palace; Southwestern Beijing; Temple of Heaven; The Lake District; Eastern Beijing; Western Beijing; Northwestern Suburbs; Summer Palace; Around Beijing; Fragrant Hills; Ming Tombs; Chengde; Tianjin; Beijing Subway; Inside front cover - Beijing; Inside back cover - China. Introduction & History: Centre of the World; Decisive Dates; Early Years to End of Empire; Post-Imperial Upheavals; The Modern Era. Features: People; Life in the Hutong; Religion; Cuisine; Beijing Opera; Art and Crafts. Places: Introduction; Tiananmen Square and Surroundings; The Imperial Palace; South of Tiananmen; The Temple of Heaven; The Lake District; Eastern Beijing; Western Beijing; The Summer Palaces; Western Fringes; Imperial Tombs; The Great Wall; Chengde: Imperial Resort; Tianjin. Picture Stories: Beijing's Morning Exercises; Traditional Medicine; Bicycles; Building the Wall. Information Panels: Pu Yi, the Last Emperor; Maomorabilia; The Golden Prison; Chinese Inventions and Discoveries. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Culture ; Shopping; Language.