Beijing Travel Guide

Beijing Travel Guide

Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China is the nation's political, cultural, scientific and educational heart as well as a key transportation hub. Beijing has served as the capital of the country for more than 800 years. The city has many places of historic interest and architectural/scenic beauty. Beijing's travel industry has forged forward after China's economic reforms in 1978, and the city is now one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Beijing was going to become the focus of world attention in 2008 when it hosted the Olympics. The games were a symbol of both China's progress and China's tradition with high-class and eye-catching facilities and spectacular ceremonies.

Beijing Attractions

Beijing has numerous interesting sights and attractions that you can visit during your holiday. But we can imagine that you sometimes just don't have a sea of time to visit all of them. Especially if you know that traveling within Beijing is very time consuming. It often takes a whole day just to visit the Great Wall, just for indication. That's why we come up with the Beijing top 10 destination list. These top destination are a must visit because they simply are high rewarded by many former travelers and also because it has a high cultural value. Visiting these sights/attractions will for sure make your holiday in Beijing very memorable.

Beijing Tours

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Beijing Transportation

Beijing West Railway Station
Trains departing from Beijing West are leaving for destinations in the west of mainland China (including Xi'an, Chongqing and Chengdu, and transcontinental trains for Lhasa and Urumqi) and the Beijing-Guangzhou and Beijing-Kowloon Main Trunk Lines. The well-known Jingjiu Railway, or Beijing-Kowloon Railway line, begins from this railway station. It is possible to catch a direct train to Lhasa from this station since the opening of the Qingzang railway in 2006.

Subway
Beijing was the first city in China to have a city subway network, currently Subway Line 1, Line 2 (the loop line), Batong line, or Bawangfen to Tongzhou, Line 5 (Liujiayao - Tiantongyuan), Line 8 (also called Olympic Special Line), Line 10(Jinsong - Bagou), and the light rail Line No. 13 are in use. The northern part of the city is serviced by the light rail Line No. 13. Line 4 has been opened recently and is now fully operational. Line 6 is still under construction.

Bus
Beijing was the first city in China to have a city subway network, currently Subway Line 1, Line 2 (the loop line), Batong line, or Bawangfen to Tongzhou, Line 5 (Liujiayao - Tiantongyuan), Line 8 (also called Olympic Special Line), Line 10(Jinsong - Bagou), and the light rail Line No. 13 are in use. The northern part of the city is serviced by the light rail Line No. 13. Line 4 has been opened recently and is now fully operational. Line 6 is still under construction.

Beijing Maps

We provide big and clear Beijing maps: Beijing district map(with counties around), tourist map of Beijing, Beijing hotels map, Beijing subway map, map of the Forbidden City (Gugong, Palace Museum), map of the Temple of Heaven, map of the Summer Palace .