There are guidebooks and then there's the Insider's Guide to Beijing. This is a guide that punches through the tourist facade of this mighty city and tells you where real Beijingers like to eat, sleep, study, party, work, primp and play. Whether you are a current or future Beijing resident or just a visitor looking for something deeper than your average tourist guidebook, the Insider's Guide to Beijing will tell you what you really want to know. Fully re-written and updated for 2007, this guide taps into the aggregate knowledge of over 40 Beijing-based writers.

Insider's Guide to Beijing 2007

Travel

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Adam Pillsbury

Asia

True Run Media

<p>The Ultimate Beijing Phrasebook! What's the word for basil in Mandarin? How do you tell your Beijing landlord to fix a leaky pipe? What Chinese characters should you write on a missing pet flyer? Find out in Immersion Guides' Mandarin Phrasebook, the companion volume to the popular Insider's Guide to Beijing, and the only English-Mandarin phrasebook to address the specific language needs of Beijing's foreign residents and visitors. Packed with essential phrases, vocabulary and Beijing slang, this indispensable book gives you the confidence to communicate effectively in a wide range of situations, from ordering a meal and bargaining in the markets to renting an apartment and interviewing an ayi. Informative, funny and easy to use, the Mandarin Phrasebook will help you get the best deals -- and deal out the best quips.</p>

Immersion Guides' Mandarin Phrasebook (English and Chinese Edition)

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Insixder's Guide to Beijing 2007

Geological Publishing House

Here it is: the indispensible post Olympics guide, a certified gold medal winner! No other guide like the Insiders Guide to Beijing is fully updated every year and written by a team of people who live in China's capital and love it. This gives the Guide accuracy and currency that no ordinary tourist guidebook can equal, and makes it indispensable for resident and visitor alike. Now in its fifth annual edition, the 620-page Insiders Guide covers every aspect of life in the capital. Its crammed with practical advice on everything from housing and health to transport, work and education. It digs deep into Beijings vibrant arts and culture scene, and is simply unmatched in its coverage of nightlife and music.The Guides trademark is the quality of its writing and photography. Its celebrated sidebars feature Beijings best journalists and freelance writers, bringing depth, insight and humor to the Guide, and making it an instant hit from its very first edition in 2004.In the Fifth Edition:There are well over 60 new articles and sidebars, covering everything from the best Beijing fiction to the truth about the weasels that (really do!) roam the hutongs of the capital after dark.All core content has been fully revised after the Olympics. A whirlwind of change swept through Beijing ahead of the 2008 Games: only the Insiders Guide kept pace, and now presents the full post-Games picture.The Guides nine detailed color maps have been fully updated and enhanced with location points for over 1500 venues and places of interest.Every listing (hotels, restaurants, galleries, tourist sites, bars, shops, businesses and more) has been individually checked and updated.Inside This BookKey PhrasesStatistically improbable PhrasesCapitalized PhrasesBrowse Sample Pages

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