Frommer's Beijing

by Graeme Smith

This is a detailed, user-friendly, and up-to-the-minute guide to Beijing, China's capital and its major gateway city. We'll take you to the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Great Wall, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076453873X
• ISBN13: 9780764538735
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Frommer's
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Essential...

This book was such a helpful reference for the culture and history of Biejing! Not only did it lead us to some of the most incredible historical sights and restaurants, but it also prepped us for the culture shock that we experienced. I will purchase Frommers guides for every place I travel from this experience forward...don't leave the hotel without it!!

Beijing in your pocket!

Great guide book with lots of good recommendations, especially for restaurants and long walks - the last one of these takes you out of the way and provides a v. different view of the City than the usual sights. Book handily fits in your pocket or bag with little coffee book type information - a few more photographs would be nice though. Also liked the itinerary suggestions, guiding you in the art of what's possible during a stay of any length. Try the tea shop district mentioned for a memorable experience, and some nice tasting souvenirs!

Fabulous!

What a fabulous guide! With detailed maps, witty observations and destinations to keep even the most jaded traveller interested (eunuch's cemetery anyone?) its almost as good as having your own personal guide.

Finally!

Finally a decent and culturally-informed guide to Beijing, by someone who didn't really just want to be on a beach in Southern Thailand! (Which was the feeling I got from some other well-known guides....)

Simply brilliant

I've just seen Ms Petersen's review below, and I really doubt she possesses a copy of this guide. There are map references for the sight listings, straight after the address for every sight. There are no characters for locations given in the back of the book, they are in the map keys, under the pinyin names. The map keys are next to the maps. The maps -last time I looked - are in the middle of the book, in Chapter 6. If someone would lend her a copy, perhaps she would discover this. I've lived in Beijing for far longer than 3 months, have shown my share of visitors around the town, and believe me, this is the best guide you'll find on the town. I'd never have found Chuandixia without it.