DK Eyewitness Top 10: Beijing will lead you straight to the best attractions this rewarding and vibrant city has to offer. Whether you want to explore the Forbidden City, visit Tian'an Men Square, rickshaw around the back lanes of Hou Hai, or walk the Great Wall of China, this pocket-size travel guide is packed with essential information, whatever your budget.



There are dozens of Top 10 lists including the Top 10 restaurants, Top 10 liveliest bars and clubs, the Top 10 places to stay in Beijing, plus there's even a Top 10 list of Things to Avoid. DK Eyewitness Top 10 :Beijing is packed with beautiful illustrations and detailed cutaways of the greatest attractions of this intriguing city, with comprehensive reviews and recommendations of Beijing's best hotels, markets, festivals, shopping to ensure you don't miss a thing.



Each Top 10 guide now contains a pull-out map and guide that includes fold-out maps of city metro systems, useful phone numbers, and 60 great ideas on how to spend your day.



Your guide to the Top 10 best of everything in Beijing.

This completely updated guide reflects post-Olympic Beijing. There is also a special colour chapter on Beijing's disappearing and historic hutong (passageways). You can explore old and new Beijing: from the Great Wall to the Birds' Nest, LP have got it covered. Crammed with more maps than any other guidebook; all maps and attractions are listed in both English and Chinese.

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 show you how to plunge into the city's shopping scene and discover the best local restaurants. It can be difficult for Western visitors to communicate and find their way around in such a vast, fast-paced, and bewildering city, but we've made it easy for you to explore on your own, with detailed directions, accurate maps, practical logistical advice, and etiquette tips. We've also included a handy appendix of useful Chinese phrases, and establishment names are listed in both English and Chinese characters, making it easier for you to get around and find the places you're looking for. Our author, an experienced China traveler who has written about the country for years, offers valuable insights and paints a vivid picture of a city that's undergoing one of the most fascinating cultural and economic transformations in history.