Beijing (Peking) Encounter - Lonely Planet

220 g/db

2nd Edition / March 2010

168 pp / 12 maps
Next edition due: March 2013

The Beijing Encounter guide gives you twice the city in half the time.

Beijing will make your head spin. What do you head for first? The contemporary art or the ancient Forbidden City? The fascinating hutongs or a plate of Peking duck? Our advice ? all of the above.

This pared-down number is ideal for quick trips - it's less accommodation, more neighbourhood highlights and the best of local knowledge.

* Full-colour pull-out map and detailed neighbourhood maps
* Easy navigation, detailed district maps and Chinese characters for places and streets throughout the book
* Our expert resident author reveals the city's best sights, eating, drinking, shopping and entertainment
* Highlights and customised itineraries help you make the most of a short trip
* Get insider tips from tuned-in locals, from a boutiqueowning fashionista to the city's most renowned bartender