The Rough Guide to Beijing

by Simon Lewis, Rough Guide

Series: Rough Guide Travel Guides (Beijing), Rough Guides (Beijing)

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This guide to Beijing brings the city's highlights to life from the latest hip nightspots and fashionable eateries to the ancient splendours of the Forbidden City. Easier to use and more to the point than its main rivals, there are accounts of all the city's attractions and reliable, practical information on how to get around, where to stay and where to find the best restaurants and bars. The guide also includes detailed accounts of excursions outside the city to historic towns and hikes along the Great Wall. Each district is covered by a thoroughly researched and fully indexed map.… (more)

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Out of date, with some map markers that are disastrously misleading. This edition is not very useful in 2010, should not be purchased unless you are desperate for context. If you purchase, it's highly recommended not to rely on this guide as your only source of information.

Also descriptions are written with a distinctly anti Communist government sentiment, expressed through little asides which are sort of funny for a couple of pages, and then just very tiresome for many more after that. YES ROUGH GUIDES BEIJING EDITOR SIMON LEWIS, I UNDERSTAND I AM IN CHINA. THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME AWARE OF THIS FACT ONCE AGAIN.

While it's not completely horrible, generally The Rough Guide to Beijing 3rd Edition is a waste of money. More importantly, it's a waste of space in your bag. Not recommended. (

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Tracert | Oct 24, 2010 |

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This guide to Beijing brings the city's highlights to life from the latest hip nightspots and fashionable eateries to the ancient splendours of the Forbidden City. Easier to use and more to the point than its main rivals, there are accounts of all the city's attractions and reliable, practical information on how to get around, where to stay and where to find the best restaurants and bars. The guide also includes detailed accounts of excursions outside the city to historic towns and hikes along the Great Wall. Each district is covered by a thoroughly researched and fully indexed map.

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