Pocket Beijing - Nancy Van Itallie

Pocket Guides are designed for leisure and business travelers who want the highlights of a destination. They contain full, rich descriptions of the best a destination has to offer -- the mostworthy sights, the best restaurants and lodging in all price ranges, plus shopping, nightlife, and outdoors highlights.The best guide to Beijing, packed with essentialsThe Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square, Mao's TombWalking and biking tours in the narrow lanes of the Muslim quarter and around Liulichang and Beihai ParkSide trips to the Ming Tombs, the Great Wall, ancient temples, and China's oldest bridgeShopping for antique and reproduction artwork, crafts, porcelain, jade, embroidery, fabric, carpets, silkWhere to stay and eat, no matter what your budgetModern high-rises, traditional guest houses, European-style classics from the 1920s, hostelriesBeijing duck specialists, cafs, small private eateries, bustling Chinese regional restaurantsEndorsed by the American Society of Travel Agents Pocket Beijing is excerpted from Fodor's China"Fodor's can't be beat." -- Gannett News Service"Fodor's always delivers high quality...thoughtfully presented...thorough." -- Houston Post"Packed with dependable information." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution"An excellent choice for people who want everything under one cover." -- Washington Post