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Public bus: Bus
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  • 'Mode': AROUND
    Category: Bus
    Getting TO/AROUND: Beijing has many busses. It may not be easy to go around Beijing by local bus, when you don't speak Mandarin. But there are also special busses for tourist, which go to all the important touristspots.

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    Rickshaw: Rikshaw
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    Category: Bicycle
    Getting TO/AROUND: That is a very nice way to go into the small streets of the hutong-area! Just take care to dress properly. You can be seen from all the overpasses in the shopping districts!

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    Trains: Train
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  • Beijing Trains
  • Cnetral Train Station
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    Category: Train
    Getting TO/AROUND: There ar equite a few trainstations in Beijing. The biggests and most important are the Railway Station in the center of Beijing and the West Trainstation, form where the trains to Xi'an for example start.

    The Center Station is not far from Wangfujing and Tiananmen. It is still very crowded. In front of the station are Busstops and Taxis. Please be aware of agressive Taxi-drivers, who want to take you where you wnat for a fix price. Those prices are much too high. Be patient and find the taxis, which use their meter. For example, when I wanted to go to Kai Yue Hotel, a driver offered his taxi for 50 Yuan. But i found a taxi with meter and he charged me only 16 Yuan. I was quite surprised that it is now possible to sit in a coffee-shop in front of the station and enjoy the warm sun and the busy quare.

    The new West Train Station is a modern building with some towers which ressemble the towers of the old Train Station. I did not see it myself though.

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    Phone: 65634432
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    Subway: Beijing Ditie/Subway
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  • Beijing Subway
  • Beijing Subway at Tiananmen
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    Category: Subway/Metro
    Getting TO/AROUND: Beijing's subway is a very easy way to get around in this big city. Avoid the rush hours, then it is also very pleasant. The website, mentioned below, has only schedules and more in Chinese. There should be also informations in English, but the link does not work. Maybe in the near future, when there will be more lines for the Olympics 2008, then the English version will work.

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    Website: www.bjsubway.com
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    Comments for nepalgoods about Beijing
    JLBG Tue Mar 18, 2008 07:23 UTC
     You are obviously an enthusiastic lover of Beijinng! It is great to follow you in the city for an extensive and very thorough tour! Thanks for sharing!
    lukluk_wal_marjan Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:43 UTC
     Hi! I found your page as I was planning for my trip next year. Will come back to read more. Anyway, if u dont mind when wud b d best time to visit Beijing?
    tini58de Sat Nov 17, 2007 20:57 UTC
     Just love this page - again and again!! I agree that much will change due to the Olympics - I just hope it is not only subways and toilets!!
    sbrekkebenson Wed Oct 10, 2007 01:50 UTC
     Hi: I will be in Beijing from Oct. 13-25 and am very glad to have found your website. This is just the kind of information I have been searching for...thank you so much... Sue Benson
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