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Beijing is located in the northeastern corner of
China. The city limits of Beijing extend some 80km (50mi), including the
urban and the suburban areas and the nine counties under its
administration. Mountainous along the north and west, and flat in the
southeast, Beijing municipality has a total area of 16,800 sq km (6552 sq
mi).
Area: 16,800 sq km (6552 sq mi)
Population:13
million
Country: People's Republic of China
People: 95% Han
Chinese
Main language: Mandarin (putonghua)
Time zone: GMT/UTC
plus 8 hours
Tel ephone area code: 010
Embassy:
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Afghanistan, Embassy of Islamic State of
Add: 8
Dongzhimenwai Dajie
Tel : 6532 1582
Fax: 6532
2269
Albania, Embassy of Republic of
Add: 28 Guanghua Lu,
Jianguomenwai
Tel : 6532 1120
Fax: 6532 5451
Algeria, Embassy of Democratic People's
Republic of
Add: 7 Sanlitun Lu, Sanlitun
Tel : 6532 1231 /
2
Fax: 6532 1648
Angola, Embassy of Republic of
Add:
1-13-1 Tayuan Diplomatic Ofc. Bldg., Jianguomenwai
Tel : 6532
6968
Fax: 6532 6992
Argentina, Embassy of Republic of
Add: 11 Dongwu Jie, Sanlitun
Tel : 6532 2090, 6532 2142, 6532
1406
Fax: 6532 2319
Armenia, Embassy of Republic of
Add:
4-1-61, Tayuan Diplomatic Compound,
Tel : 6532 5677
Fax: 6532
3297
Australia, Embassy of
Add: 21 Dongzhimenwai
Dajie, Sanlitun
Tel : 6532 2331 - 7
Fax: 6532 4605
Austria, Embassy of Republic of
Add: 5
Xiushui Nan Lu., Jianguomenwai
Tel : 6532 2061 - 3, 6532 1777
(Commercial Section)
Fax: 6532 1505
Azerbijan, Embassy of Republic of
Add: 2-10-2, Tayuan
Diplomatic Ofc. Bldg., Jianguomenwai
Tel : 6532 4614
Fax: 6532
4615
Bahrain, Embassy of the State of
Add:
2-9-1, Tayuan Diplomatic Ofc. Bldg., Jianguomenwai
Tel : 6532
5025 / 8, 6532 5017
Fax: 6532 5016 |
Bangladesh,
Embassy of People's Republic of
Add: 42 Guanghua Lu,
Jianguomenwai
Tel : 6532 2521, 6532 3706, 6532 1819 (Ambassador),
6532 2764 (Commercial Section)
Fax: 6532 4346
Belarus, Embassy of the Republic
of
Add: 2-10-1, Tayuan Diplomatic Ofc. Bldg.,
Jianguomenwai
Tel : 6532 6426
Fax: 6532 6417
Belgium, Embassy of
Add: 6 Sanlitun
Lu, Sanlitun
Tel : 6532 1736 - 8, 6532 2782
Fax: 6532
5097
Benin, Embassy of the Republic of
Add: 38 Guanghua Lu, Jianguomenwai
Tel : 6532 2741, 6532
3122, 6532 2302 (Secretary)
Fax: 6532 5103
Bolivia, Embassy of the Republic
of
Add: 2-3-2, Tayuan Diplomatic Ofc. Bldg., Jianguomenwai
Tel
: 6532 4370, 6532 3074
Fax: 6532 4686
Botswana, Embassy of the Republic
of
Add: 1-8-1, 1-8-2, Tayuan Diplomatic Ofc. Bldg., Jianguomenwai
Tel : 6532 5751 - 6
Fax: 6532 5713
Brazil, Embassy of the Federative
Republic of
Add: 27 Guanghua Lu, Jianguomenwai
Tel : 6532
2881, 6532 3883
Fax: 6532 2751
Brunei Darussalam, Embassy of
Add:
1-91, Sanlitun Ofc. Bldg.
Tel : 6532 4094
Fax: 6532
4097
Bulgaria, Embassy of the Republic
of
Add: 4 Xiushui Bei Lu, Jianguomenwai
Tel : 6532 1946, 6532
1916, 6532 4925, 6532 2969 (Commercial Section)
Fax: 6532
4502
Burundi, Embassy of the Republic of
Add: 25 Guanghua Lu, Jianguomenwai,
Tel : 6532 2328, 6532
1801
Fax: 6532 2381 |
Bank:
Bank of New York [FC]
Rm 2201 Landmark
Tower, 8 Dongsanhuan Bei Lu, Chaoyangqu
China Investment
Bank
B11 Fuxing Lu
Credit Lyonnais Beijing Rep Ofc [FC]
Rm
1803, CITIC BIdg, 19 Jianguomenwai Dajie
Everbright Bank of
China
Everbright Bldg, 6 Fuxingmenwai Dajie
ING Bank Beijing
Rep Ofc [FC]
Rm 1510, Landmark Bldg, 8 Dongsanhuan Bei Lu
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Nordbanken AG Beijing Ofc [FC]
Rm 801,
Xinhengji Int'l Bldg,
People's Bank of China
32 Chengfangjie,
Xichengqu
People's Construction Bank of China
12C Fuxing Lu
Societe Generale China Rep Ofc [FC]
Rm 1504, CVIK Tower, 22
Jianguomenwai Dajie
Swiss Bank Corp Beijing Rep Ofc [FC]
Rm
3623-3624, China World Tower,CWTC, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie
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Post
office:
437 Zhaodengyu Road,Whitetower Post
office
37 Institute Road,Haiding,Beihang Post office
50 Guanghua
Road,Chaoyang,Beijing international Postoffice
Baizhiwan Road,BeiJing
Post office
37 Lugu Road,Beijing Post office
4 floor Fanxingyuang
Nanqu,Beijing Post office
1 Dongjiezhonli,Yongdingmen,Nanqu Beijing
Post office
115 Xijie chaihuying,Fentaiqu Post office
Hospital:
Police Station:
please dail 110
Though it may not appear so in the shambles of
arrival, Beijing is a place of very orderly design. Long, straight
boulevards and avenues are crisscrossed by a network of lanes. Places of
interest are either very easy to find if they're on the avenues, or
impossible to find if they're buried down the narrow alleys (hutongs). The
Forbidden City acts like a bullseye, surrounded by a chessboard of
roads.
hen there are the 'villages' (li). Beijing was once
surrounded by many tiny villages, though over time these have in fact
become neighbourhoods within the megalopolis. The Beijing Municipality is
carved up into 10 districts and eight counties.
Airport
Railway station
Bus station
City transport
Compared with other Chinese cities, Beijing has one of the best bus
and subway systems. While we provide bus information for travelers (in the
descriptions of various sites), using public transportation (with
exception of the subway system) may be more trouble than it is worth. The
buses, although very inexpensive, will not have English speaking staff,
nor are bus signs marked in English or pinyin Chinese spelling.
Nevertheless, if you are willing to brave the language barrier and go
prepared with the Chinese character names of where you are going, then the
bus system is a unique way to experience Beijing life. Furthermore, there
are also several travel buses to some of the important sights such as
Badaling Great Wall, the Summer Palace, Fragrant Hills and the Ming Tombs.
You can get the ticket on 4 Qianmen Street.
Otherwise, take one of
Beijing's approximate 70,000 taxis but go prepared with the Chinese name
of your destination to show the driver. If you have any problems with taxi
drivers in Beijing, be sure to take down your driver's ID number that
should be prominently displayed on the dashboard. Then take this
information to the Beijing Taxi Association and the situation. Your hotel
should be able to help you with this.
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Beijing can be pretty damn hot in summer (May to
August) daytime temperatures in the range of 36c to 40c are not uncommon,
and if you don't have access to an airconditioner you'll find it very
unpleasant (hot and dusty). Spring and Autumn are practically
non-existant, only seemingly making an appearance for about 4 weeks each,
with daytime temps in the vicinity of 25c, with winter (October to March)
getting very dry and cold with daytime temps reaching as low as around
-10c.
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