Shopping	Foods
Tourisms	Traffic

Shopping
Wángfǔjǐng( 王府井 ): More and more plazas and huge shopping centres open up in Beijing . At these places, you can count on reliable quality, but also accordingly high prices. Things like electronic appliances or brand name clothes can almost certainly be bought for a cheaper price in specialized stores. However, especially for women, it can be fun just walking around in these huge plazas. One of the biggest ones in Beijing is the Oriental Plaza (Dōngfāng Guǎngchǎng; 东方广场 ), which occupies the area between Dōngdān ( 东单 ) and Wángfǔjǐng (the whole distance between two subway stations). There are also other shopping centres in Wángfǔjǐng that might be interesting to take a look at, but prices are higher than elsewhere. The street has a lovely atmosphere, though. Just north of the Oriental Plaza is the Wángfǔjǐng bookstore, which is a huge one, but unfortunately, unless you can read Chinese, you'll be better off with the Foreign Language Bookstore (wàiwén shūdiàn; 外文书店 ) a couple hundred metres further north and on the other (west) side of the same walking street.

Xìushuǐjiē: Xiùshuǐjiē ( 秀水街 ) is often referred to as “the silk market” by foreigners. It is located at the northwest corner of the intersection at Yǒngānlǐ ( 永安里 ) subway station (Line 1), very close to the American Embassy. The market used to be a mass of street vendors, which was probably one of the last remaining big markets of that kind in Beijing . Now they have moved into a shiny new building.

Fùchéngmén: Fùchéngmén ( 阜成门 ) is reachable by subway (loop line), one stop north of the interchange station of Fùxīngmén ( 复兴门 ). There are many shopping centre outside the Second Ring on the road running in east-west direction. At both the southwest and northwest exits there are markets in big buildings where you can find all kinds of things from sports equipment through stationery and clothing to musical instruments. On the north side is Hu á liánDàshà ( 华联大厦 ), a plaza with slightly high prices, while on the south side is W à nt ō ng ( 万通 ), a cheap indoor market with a huge variety of commodities.

Zhōngguāncūn ( 中关村 ) is often referred to as the “Silicon Valley” of Beijing, where you can find all your need of Computer hardware/software. It is nearby Peking University not far from the W?dàok?u area, which can be reached by subway Line 13.

Foods
Chinese are famous for their cuisine. Chinese are the ultimate gourmet. Especially in south China , they would say they'd eat everything that has four legs besides the dinner table, everything that has two wings besides a plane. Many of the dishes served in China may really surprise newcomers. And many of these dishes are so called medicinal dishes believed to have extraordinary nutritional value, including Shark Fin, Swallow Nest.

In Beijing there are many delicious foods you can select: Chinese traditional food, Western food or other Asian food. In general Chinese food is cheaper than western food. A full western meal costs around 40-100 RMB per person, depending on the place. But Chinese meal costs around 20-50 RMB per person.

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Tourisms
Beijing is a city that served as the capital of China for over 800 years, which means there are a lot of things to see.

The Forbidden City ( 故宫 ; Gùgōng): The Forbidden City,or The Palace Museum was originally built in the Ming dynasty, and rebuilt or extended several times since then. It served as the residence of the emperors of the M í ng and Q ī ng dynasties. According to some sources, it is the largest palace complex, covering an area of some 74 hectares, measuring 960m length in north-south and 740m in east-west direction, with 9999 buildings inside the walls, which is also surrounded by a moat for extra protection. It is a part of the World Heritage since 1984, and definitely one of the most obvious “must see” sites in China .

The Palace Museum is located in the middle of the city, North of Tiananmen. It is possible to take the subway and get off at either Tiān'ānmén Dōng or Tiān'ānmén Xī, but the north gate is only a 15 minute bike ride from the Hutong School office. Admission is 20 RMB if you have a student card, and 60 RMB if you don't.

The Temple of Heaven ( 天坛 ; Tiāntán): The Temple of Heaven used to be the place where the emperors went to worship the Heaven, and has become a tourist symbol of China by now. According to the Chinese, the emperor had the “ Mandate of Heaven ”,which meant he got his power from Heaven, and the only thing that could take away his power was also the Heaven (which is what happened at the fall of the dynasties). Hence the only thing having more power than the emperor was the Heaven itself, that is why even the emperor had to worship and offer sacrifices for it. Note that the concept of Heaven ( 天;tiān) in China is quite different from that in Christianity. While in Christianity everyone has the chance to get in touch with heaven, in China the emperor was the “link” between the ordinary people and Heaven, and he was the only one that could directly communicate with Heaven by worshipping and offering sacrifices.

The Summer Palace ( 颐和园 ; Yíhéyuán), which was originally built as early as the 12-th century, but became a luxurious royal garden providing entertainment opportunities for the members of the imperial family. It is also a part of the UNESCO World Heritage. It is the largest royal garden in Beijing , ? or which is water, and the palace consists of more than 3000 structures, including pavilons, corridors, bridges etc.

The Old Summer Palace ( 圆明园 ; Yuánmíngyuán) was built by European Jesuit architects whom the emperor invited, and burnt down by European troops a little later (they were definitely not invited) in the late 19-th century during the Opium Wars. It was once the largest and most magnificent garden in China during the Qīng dynasty. Now it is but a deserted place with ruins all over and a big lake in the middle.

The Lama Temple,or Yōnghégōng ( 雍和宫 ) was originally the residence of Emperor Yōngzhèng of the Qīng Dynasty when he was only a prince, but later was changed into a monastery. It is the biggest one devoted to Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing , and has a giant standing Buddha in the rear building which was supposedly carved out of a single piece of wood brought from Nepal and the building was only built around it later.

Traffic
Bicycle is the most popular traffic tools for Beijing citizen. New bicycles can be bought from 150 RMB and up, while used ones normally sell for 50-60 RMB.

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