You will not be lost in sanlitun since this area is mainly for expats. it is famous for its nightlife and its luxury stores (check the "sanlitun village" to see this!). there are many clubs (bigger but also more expensive than in wudaokou) but the explorer recommend the vics club (威克斯 - inside the workers' stadium north gate, in chaoyang dist

"caramelized fruits in qianmen hutongs" by the explorer jiang nan by lin jun jie on grooveshark

Train - you have several kinds of train. the bullet train (fastest) and the d and g trains (overnight trains - slower but cheaper). to give you an idea, to go to shanghai, you will pay 550 rmb for a seat one way with the bullet train and 309 rmb for the same thing for the overnight train. from beijing, i recommend you to go to inner mongolia (gobi

I will not disagree with you if you tell me that beijing hides culinary treasures at every street corners. but since i'm talking from experience, i wanted to introduce the qianmen hutongs to you today. "qianmen" subway station, line 2, exit c. when you come out of the station, take the underground passage (on your left) and turn in "meishi jie" (pr

The area of beihang university (zhichunlu station, line 13) hides a good number of nice local or foreign places to eat. street food : once you arrive at zhichunlu station, take exit a (and then get out at exit f). you will arrive in front of beihang university campus. walk past seven eleven and kfc. you will find a gate on your left. come in and ke

There's a place you've probably heard about in beijing. a place where each and every one of us can try let's say....unsual food. scorpions, sea stars, worms, crickets, giant spiders, wangfujing street has it all. don't worry, you will also find in the area some melon ice cream and food your stomach will be able to bear. but this street is a nationa

Your favourite websites from now on? www.hostelworld.com and www.hostelbookers.com beijing, and the whole mainland china have many good and affordable youth hostels (....let's define youth here : from 0 to 60 years old). some of them like the leo courtyard hostel or the qianmen hostel (that i strongly recommend!) located in the popular ancient city

#1 : the "stubborn" technique set a price in our head for the object you want to buy (according to its estimated chinese value) and don't move from this price. stay stubborn, but in a nice, courteous way. always smile, don't yell, don't talk to the sellers as if they were dumb like way too many tourists do. they are very very clever people. explain

If you're a student or if you just love to dance, sing and meet people, you will definitely love beijing for its nightlife. don't ever forget this : ktv (or karaoke) is just like a national sport in china. it's one of the best ways to discover local culture. wudaokou (wudaokou station, line 13) is one of the best places for a night out. the best cl