Lonely Planet Beijing

<p>#1 best-selling guide to Beijing* </p><p><b><i>Lonely Planet</i></b><b><i>Beijing</i></b>is your passport to the most relevant up-to-date advice on what to see and skip and what hidden discoveries await you. Scale the Great Wall sip a cocktail in an historic alleyway or go ice skating with the locals in Houhai<i>; </i>all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Beijing and begin your journey now! </p><p><b>Inside <i>Lonely Planet</i><i>Beijing</i> Travel Guide: </b></p><ul><li><b>Full-colour </b>maps and images throughout <li><b>Highlights</b><b>and itineraries</b> help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests <li><b>Insider tips</b> to save time and money and get around like a local avoiding crowds and trouble spots <li><b>Essential info</b><b>at your fingertips</b> - hours of operation phone numbers websites transit tips prices <li><b>Honest reviews for all budgets</b> - eating sleeping sight-seeing going out shopping hidden gems that most guidebooks miss <li><b>Cultural insights</b> give you a richer more rewarding travel experience - history hutong architecture religion literature visual arts music cinema Peking Opera festivals cuisine shopping <li><b>Free convenient pull-out</b><b>Beijing map</b> (included in print version) plus 30 colour maps <li><b>Covers</b> Chaoyang the Forbidden City Xicheng Dongcheng Sanlitun Beihai Park Wudaokou Haidian Dashilar the Temple of Heaven and more </li></ul><p><b>The Perfect Choice: </b><b><i>Lonely Planet Beijing</i></b><b> </b> our most comprehensive guide to Beijing is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. </p><ul><li>Looking for just the highlights of Beijing? Check out <b><i>Pocket Beijing</i> </b> a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip. <li>Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out <b><i>Lonely Planet</i><i>China</i></b>guide for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer. </li></ul><p><b>About Lonely Planet: </b>Since 1973 Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination an award-winning website mobile and digital travel products and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The world awaits! </p><p><i>Lonely Planet guides have won the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award in 2012 2013 2014 2015 and 2016.</i></p><p><i>'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media </i></p><p><i>'Lonely Planet guides are quite simply like no other.' - New York Times</i></p><p>*Best-selling guide to Beijing. Source: Nielsen BookScan. Australia UK and USA </p>