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GP Beijing 2016 Travel Guide!

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Generalinforma,onTimeZone:GMT+8Language:Chinese(Spoken:Mandarin,Wri=en:SimplifiedScript)Mostpeopleonthestreetwon’tbeabletospeakEnglishtoyou,sopleasepreparewell,orcalloneofyourfriendsinemergency.

Currency:RMB(Yuan)withsymbol￥Exchangeisnotveryconvenientwithinthecity,giventhatmostbanksareusuallychokedwithlongqueuesandacceptonlylargebills.It’srecommendedtomakeexchangeattheairport.ThoughcreditcardsissuedbyinternaQonalissuersareacceptedbysome(butnotALL)stores,generallyspeakingtheyarenotveryusefulinChina,youwillhavetopayincashmostQmes.ThereisnoQpsinChina,pleasedon’tgiveQps.

Electricity:220VAC.Mosthotelsuseuniversalplugs,oryoumayseethisaswell.

PublicTransportaQon:Public transportaQon is cheap in Beijing. It’s highlyrecommendedtogetametrocard(availableattheairportsubwaystaQon)soyoudon’thavetolineupforQcketsorkeepchangesonyou. IniQalpurchaseof the card costs￥40, including a card deposit of￥20,whichyoucangetitbackwhenreturningitattheairport.Therestamount(￥20)isstoredinyourcardthatyoucanusetopayfortransportaQonfare.Youmaychargeitwithanyamountasyourwish(aslongasit’smulQplesoften).SubwayQcketstartsat3, (to 9),, basically will only cost you less than 5withinthecity.Thebusstartsfrom2,ifyouusethecard,you’llhave50%off.

Howtogettotheeventsiteandstaffhotel:EventsiteforthiseventisthestadiumofYifangyuanSportsJiankangchengMulQpurposeGymnasium（颐方园体育健康城综合馆）.Thebestwaytothevenueistakingasubway.TakeLine10toChengshousi,getoutfromexitA,walkalongtheroadandturnrightanthefirsttrafficlight.Itwilltakearound16minsonfoot,1200m.KindlynotethattheroadisunderconstrucQon,sothiswillbetheONLYwaytothevenue. 。

WARNING:traffic can be VERY BAD in Beijing, especially during rush hours. It’s highlyrecommendedtotakepublictransporta,onduringthis,me,eveniftaxiisseeminglycheap.

JudgeHotel：阳光温特莱酒店（北京方庄店） SoluxeWinterlessHotelTheJudgehotelisjustnexttothevenue,breakfastincluded.

CityStructureofBeijing

WhenyoulookatthelocaQonsofBeijing,youseealotof“men”(gates)here.Well,youseealotof“-men”onthestreet,butthe“men”youseeonthemapmeansgatesinChinese(门),theyarewheretheoriginalcitygatesusedtobe.TheoriginalBeijingcity(alsospeltasPekingbefore)includestheForbiddenCity(theImperialPalace),theinnercityandtheoutercity.Theinnercityhasninegates,andtheoutercityhassevengates.ThoughBeijingisamuchbiggercitynow,theForbiddenCityissQllthecenterofBeijing,withthe second ring round alongwhere the old citywall used to be, and subway line 2 underwheretheinnercitywallusedtobe.

SightseeingRecommendaQons TheTiananmenSquare（天安门广场）TheTiananmenSquareisthecenterofBeijing,aswellasasymbolforthePeople’sRepublicofChina.TheMonumenttothePeople'sHeroestowersoverthecenterofthesquare.ToitssouthliesChairmanMao'sMemorial Hall (opens Tuesday to Sunday 8:30AM to 11:30AM, aswell asTuesdayandThursday2PMto4PM.ItrequiresIDverificaQon,sopleasehaveyourpassportonyouifyouwanttogothere).TheChineseRevoluQonaryMuseumandtheChineseHistoryMuseumstandtotheeastofthesquare, theGreatHallof thePeople to thewestand themagnificentHeavenlyPeaceGate(aka.Tiananmen)tothenorth.TheGateTowerisadjoinedonitslelsidebytheZhongshanParkandontherightsidebytheWorkingPeople'sPalaceofCulture.Oppositethetowerinthe far south is the Zhengyang Gate Tower. These fine and unique buildings arranged inperfectharmonyaddgreaterbeautyandgrandeurtotheTiananmenSquare.YouwillbeabletogosouthtotheQianmenstreet,andnorthtotheforbiddencityfromtheTiananmenSquare.Note:TheChinesenaQonalflagisalwaysraisedalongwithsunriseattheTiananmenSquare.Ifyouwanttoseeflagraisingceremony,itwillbearound6AMduringMarch28th–31st;alltrafficswillbestoppedatthatQme.Warning:TiananmensquareisaverysensiQvelocaQonwithsecuritychecks.Direc,on:SubwayLine1:TIANANMENWest,TIANANMENEastSubwayLine2:QIANMEN

ThePalaceMuseum（故宫） CLOSEAT5PMThePalaceMuseumisalsoknownastheForbiddenCity.ThisistheheartofBeijing,andwaswhere the emperor used to live and work. The museum is directly to the north of theTiananmenSquare,thoughtheTiananmengatetower.NOTE:Youcanonlyenterfromthesouthentranceandleavefromthenorthexit.Therewillbealotofblacktaxitrytogiveyouaride,don’ttakethem.Bus109,101,619and609willalltakeyoutoDONGSIstaQononline5,orbus609onthenorthsideofthestreetwilltakeyoutoBEIHAINORTHonline6.Direc,on:SubwayLine1:TIANANMENWest,TIANANMENEast

TheQianmenStreet（前门大街）Thecommercialstreettookshapeabout570yearsagoandreacheditspeakofimportanceinthe1920sand1930s,garlandedwithrestaurants,theaters,silkstoresandteahouses.ItwasrenovatedrightbeforetheOlympics.Direc,on:SubwayLine2:QIANMEN

TheYongheLamaTemple（雍和宫） CLOSEAT5PMTheTibetlamatemplelocatedwithinBeijingcity,alsooneofthelargestBuddhismtempleinthecity.Direc,on:SubwayLine2or5:YONGHEGONGLamaTemple

NanLuoGuXiang（南锣鼓巷）Thisisaverysmallstreet,butitgatheredalotofrestaurants,bars,smallfoodcountersandothershops.BewarethatsomeQmesyouhavetolineupforawhileinordertogetthefoodyourarelookingfor.NOTE: thesouthentrance isunderconstrucQon for subwayconnecQon,youwillbeable tofinditbyfollowingotherpeople.Direc,on:SubwayLine6:NANLUOGUXIANG

TheTempleofHeaven（天坛） SIGHTSCLOSEAT5PMTian Tan, or the Temple of Heaven, iswhere dynasQc rulers in China used toworship theheaven.The templeplus subsidiarybuildingsanda surroundinggardencoversanareafiveQmesthesizeoftheForbiddenCity.AsChineseemperorscalledthemselvesTianzi,orthesonofheaven,theyhadtocedesupremacytotheheavenintermsofabiding.Direc,on:SubwayLine5:TIANTANDONGMEN

TheSummerPalace（颐和园）CLOSEAT6PM,CLEARAT8PMTheSummerPalacewasfirstbuilt in1153andservedasan imperialpalace for short staysaway from the capital. EmpressDowagerCixi rebuilt it in 1888with a large sumofmoneywhichhadbeenappropriatedtobuildaChinesenavy.ThisrebuildingoftheSummerPalacedirectlymadethecountrygodown.Direc,on:SubwayLine4:BEIGONGMEN

TheGreatWallofChina（长城）CLOSEAT7PMOneofthesevenwondersintheworld!TheGreatWallofChinaisanancientChineseforQficaQonbuiltinordertoprotectChinafromraidsby theMongolsandTurkic tribes.Themajorityof theexisQngwallwas reconstructedfrom theendof the14th centuryunQl thebeginningof the17th century,during theMingDynasty,.Itwasprecededbyseveralwallsbuiltsinceasearlyasthe3rdcenturyBC.TheWallstretchesoveraformidable6,350km(3,946miles).YouarenotgoingtoseetheenQrewallwithonetrip,buttherearepeoplewhospentweekstowalkalongthewall.Thereareseveraltouristpointsalongthewall,BaDaLing(八达岭)istheeasiestonetogowithpublictransportaQon.NOTE:itmaytakealmosttheenQredaytogosincethewallisfairlyfarawayfromthecity.Ifyouhavethemetrocard,youdon’thavetolineupforthetrainQcket.Direc,on:Subway Line 2 or 4 or 13: XIZHIMEN then transfer to tour train S2 (Train nos. S2XX) forYanqingatBeijingNorthStaQon,leaveatBadalingStaQon(singlejourneyQcketforthetourtrain:￥6)

TheOlympicPark（奥林匹克公园）CLOSEAT8PMThestadiumsusedfor2008BeijingOlympic.Thetwomajoronesarethe“birdnest”stadiumandthe“watercube”swimmingcenter.Direc,on:SubwayLine8:OlympicSportsCenter

TheBackSea（后海）The lake next to the forbidden city had been divided into four parts – the south sea, themiddle sea, thenorth seaand theback sea.Thepart contains the southandmiddle sea iswherethecentregovernmentlocate;thenorthseaisalargeparklocatetothenorthwestofthe forbiddencity.Thebackseahowever isknowntohave thebestmodern life inBeijing.Therearealotofbars,restaurantsandshopsaroundthisarea,besttogoduringevening.Direc,on:SubwayLine6:BEIHAINorth

RecommendedRouteForOneDay StartwiththeTiananmenSquarearea,gosouthtoQianmenstreet(opQonal),thennorthtotheforbiddencity.Alerexistfromthenorthexist,turnlelforabit,youcanentertheNorthSea(Beihai)park.YoucanspendsomeQmeinthepark,thentothenorthexistwheretheBackSeais.Takesubwayline6for1stoptoNanLuoGuXiang(atNANLUOGUXIANGstaQon)forsomefood.WARNING:donottaketaxifromthenorthexitoftheForbiddenCity,northerickshawtours.YoumaywanttohavesomefoodwithyousincethereisnorealfoodunQlyoureachtheBackSea.IfyouhavemoreQme,thenthegreatwallisyoubestchoice;ifyouleaveearlyandcomebackalernoon,youmayhaveQmetogotoothersights,suchliketheOlympicPark.

Food Chinaiswellknownforitsfood.Baseonarea,Chinesefoodismainlydivideintoeightcuisinescategorieseachwithveryuniquestyleandwellknowncourses,theyare:Lucuisine(鲁菜)fromShandong,Chuancuisine(川菜)fromSichuan,Sucuisine(苏菜)fromJiangsu,YuecuisineoralsoknownasCantonesecuisine(粤菜)fromGuangdongandHongKong,Mincuisine(闽菜)fromFujian,Zhecuisine(浙菜)fromZhejiang,Xiangcuisine(湘菜)fromHunan,andHuicuisine(徽菜)fromAnhui.Asidefromthoseeightmajorcuisines,therearealsomanysmallercategories,suchlikeBeijingareahasitsowncuisinecategory.YoucanfindallofthoserestaurantinBeijing,aswellasmanyotherrestaurantswithnewcuisinesandforeigncuisines.

Lucuisine(鲁菜)isfeaturedbyavarietyofcookingtechniquesandsaltytaste.Thetypicaldishissweetandsourcarp(糖醋鲤鱼).

Chuancuisine(川菜)iswellknownforitsthepungencyandspicinessresulQngfromliberaluseofgarlicandchilipeppers,aswellastheuniqueflavoroftheSichuanpeppercornandpepper.ThetypicaldishisMapoTofu(麻婆豆腐).

Sucuisine(苏菜)consistsofthestylesofYangzhou,Nanjing,SuzhouandZhenjiangdisheswithmuchlessheavyspeciescomparetoothercuisinesandrequiresaccurateQming.Thetypicaldishisstewdrytofu(大煮干丝).

YueorCantonesecuisine(粤菜)isthemostknownChinesecuisineinwesterncultureduetotheearlyrelocaQonofHongKongbusinessmen.DimsumisatypicalpartofCantonesecuisine.

Mincuisine(闽菜)isinfluencedbyFujian‘scoastalposiQonandmountainousterrain,withspecialslicingtechniquestoenhancetheflavor,aromaandtextureofseafood.ThetypicaldishisPretenders(佛跳墙).

Zhecuisine(浙菜)hasafresh,solflavorwithamellowfragrance.ThetypicaldishisLongjingteashrimp(龙井虾仁).

Xiangcuisine(湘菜)isknownforitshotandsourflavoranddeepcolor.ThetypicaldishisChilifishhead(剁椒鱼头).

Huicuisine(徽菜)isderivedfromthenaQvecookingstylesofthemountainregioninChinaandissimilartoJiangsucuisine,butwithmoreonawidevarietyoflocalherbsandvegetables.ThetypicaldishisHamturtlestew(火腿炖甲鱼).

Beijingcuisine(京菜)isnooneofthemajoreightcuisinesofChina,butithasalotofrulesandneversQngyonmaterials.Peking(Beijing)roastedduck(北京烤鸭)isthetypicaldish,theducksusedinthisdishhadbeenseriouslyselectedandfeedforthreegeneraQonsbeforecooking.

RestaurantsRecommendaQoninBeijing

Bei-Xin-ChaoBraisedDishesLocalcuisineinBeijing,braisedpig’s

lover,intesQneandlung.MustTry:BraisedDishesAverageCost:RMB26 OpeningHours:11:00-14:0017:30-04：00Address:No.141,DonsiNorthBigStreet.

MetroXin-ChaostaQon,Line5.

Hai-Wan-JuLocalBeijingcussine,noodles,tofu,pigorgans.MustTry:Noodles,Pig’sintesQneAverageCost:RMB52OpeningHours：11:00–21:30/22:00（Weekend）Address：HaidianDistrict,No.2,HuayuanRoad.MetroMu-Dan-YuanstaQon,Line10

Yao’sFriedLiverFriedLiverisatradiQonalBeijingcuisine,friedliverandintesQnewithgarlic.USA’sVPJoeBidenhadalsovisitedthisrestaurant.MustTry:FriedLiver,bun.AverageCostRMB25Openinghours:6:00–22:00Address:No.331,Gu-LoEastBigStrees.

QuanjudePekingRoastDuckBeijing’smostfamouscuisine,beinglovedbygovernors,leadersofcountriesaroundtheworld,andtourists.MustTry:RoastDuckAverageCost:RMB138OpeningHours：11：00-14：0017：00-21：00Address:No.57,WestBigStreet.MetroBeihaibeistaQon,Line6.

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