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The Insider's Guide to Beijing 2005-2006
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Manufacturer: True Run Media
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9787508507880
ISBN: 097733340X
Label: True Run Media
Manufacturer: True Run Media
Number Of Pages: 704
Publication Date: 2005-09-28
Publisher: True Run Media
Release Date: 2005-09-28
Studio: True Run Media
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The Insider's Guide to Beijing 2005-2006 is the perfect guidebook for readers seeking an insider's perspective on the hyperkinetic Chinese capital. Written by over 30 long-term Beijing residents and produced by the people behind that's Beijing, the city's leading English language magazine, this 704-page book will delight gourmands, night owls and shopaholics alike with its listings of over 180 restaurants, 130 bars and 300 shops. Aimed at residents as well as visitors, the book offers in-depth coverage of such topics as housing, art, business, education and, of course, sightseeing. A trove of information, the Insider's Guide to Beijing 2005-2006 is also a pleasure to read thanks to its 650 photographs and 120 sidebar articles that provide a richly detailed, well-informed and often humorous portrait of this fascinating city. It is a must for anyone seeking to get the most out of life in Beijing.
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Summary: Excellent Guide!
Comment: Beijing is a rapidly changing city and I would recommend purchasing the current version of this book instead of an older version. That said, I used this book while studying in Beijing for a month in 2007. I took several guidebooks along, but by far this was the guidebook that my group used more than any other. The only trouble I had with it was that one restaurant it recommended had been razed a few weeks prior to my looking for it. However, as other reviews have commented, such is the nature of Beijing. Other than that small inconvenience, I found the book to be invaluable. In addition to all of the main tourist attractions, the book listed several less-well-known places to visit. My group visited several places recommended by the book and we thoroughly enjoyed each place. The book was easy to use and larger than other guidebooks but we just tossed it in a backpack and always had it when we needed it. I highly recommend this book for someone taking a longer trip to Beijing.
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Summary: The only book you will need in Beijing
Comment: The best thing about this book is a taxi driver can read the directions and address for locations, because they are in Mandarin. I was traveling with a group and everyone wanted to borrow this book from me. The restaurants recommended were exactly what the book said. I even traveled to a temple listed in the book and visited with monks, I was the only tourist there!
The markets, Forbidden City, even the arts district were amazing. This book is a must have!
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Summary: i did not like this book at all.
Comment: it is not intended for travelers, but for expad, or for pepole intending to move to beijing
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Summary: tai ji le! (Fantastic)
Comment: I hefted this voluminous tome all the way to Beijing and back, and it was worth every pound! In addition to being a facinating read, we used it for tracking down restaurants and out of the way sights, but mostly, MOSTLY for shopping! This book saved us a ton of money and time; the article on bargaining really brought home some great techniques on buying everything we needed/wanted. It made this traveler feel like a real Beijinger! (PS..if you can read some Chinese, buy the current Beijing Busroute atlas at any bookstore: you'll save a ton of money getting round and it also pinpoints exactly the locations of sights/stores/better known restaurants/Post Offices/banks/hotels and many of the things mentioned in the Insider's Beijing book and how to get there on public transport--it was the best 15 yuan/2$ I spent!)
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Summary: priceless
Comment: Kudos to these authors. I don't live in Beijing, but as a frequent visitor, this book has really provided valuable information. Now if they could just do something about those pesky dust storms!
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