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2008 Summer OlympicsBeijing was elected the Host City for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008.

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The anual Beijing International Marathon this year takes place at Sun 19 oct. 2008.
The race starts in Tianamen Square and finishes at the National Olympic Sports Center.





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Marjan

Beijing - user Marjan - 14/03/2007
Hi! Our experience with the tool was great! We’ve used it while traveling through China for three weeks. The only words we knew were: Ni Hao (hello) and Tsingtao (Chinese beer). You don’t get around with such a small vocabulary! The Chinese language is very difficult (!) so it helped us to communicate with the Chinese people. We’ve used it to get around by cab and to order in restaurants. One time we were in a cab and we played a view lines from the program: I feel like vomiting and Do you have a tampon? Our female cabdriver had a good laugh about it! Be careful though: if you put your phone next to a Chinese ear: they can get scared!!!



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Be There Or Be Square

Be There Or Be Square

Address
Oriental Plaza, 1 Dongchang’an Jie
Phone
+862185186518

This funky chain is a slick yet affordable pit stop for Cantonese favourites including cha siu (barbecue pork slices), cha siu bao (sweet pork-filled buns), siu ngao (duck), chun kuen (spring rolls) and noodles. You can also bunt down Western dishes ... more...

Indian Kitchen

Indian Kitchen

Address
2nd floor, 2 Sanlitun Bei Xiaojie, Chaoyang District
Phone
+861064627255

It’s the best Indian restaurant in Beijing.The soup is delicious. Spices are strong but not overwhelming. The décor at this place is nice, high end but not stuffy, and the steady stream of Indian customers suggested that the cooking was ... more...

Ba Guo Bu Yi

Ba Guo Bu Yi

Address
89-3 Dianmen Dongdajie, Dongcheng District
Phone
+862164008888

This celebrated and award-winning Chengdu restaurant chain delivers fine Sichuan dishes from a marvellous Chinese inn-style setting with balconies, a central stairway and dolled up waiting staff. Enter through huge red doors to a traditional-style ... more...

Louisiana

Louisiana

Address
2nd floor, Hilton Hotel, 1 Dongfang Lu, Chaoyang District
Phone
+861064662288, ext 7420

Not to be outshone by what is a very famous wine list, the kitchen crew work hard to dish up excellent Cajun and Creole cuisine in a top of the range setting. Main attractions on the menu are the steaks and seafood. It’s not cheap, but it’s a class ... more...

Yue Lu Shan Wu

Yue Lu Shan Wu

Address
10-11 Tianhe Fang (Lotus Lane), Shichahai
Phone
+862166172696

With a marvellous view over the lake of Qianhai,this pretty, neat and civilised Hunan restaurant and bar---the name means “House ar the foot of the mountain”---serves a range of hot and mild dishes from the province renowned for its searing ... more...

Xinjiang Red Rose Restaurant

Xinjiang Red Rose Restaurant

Address
Xingfuyicun Qixiang; opposite Workers Stadium north gate
Phone
+861064155741

The south entrance to the Xinjiang Red Rose on Gongrentiyuchang Beilu leads to a small and unassuming restaurant woth good value and tasty dishes from Xinjiang province. It’s just a front for the maelstrom of tabletop dancing, live Uyghur music and ... more...

Hatsune

Hatsune

Address
2nd Floor, Tower C, Tower Heqiao, 8 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang
Phone
+861065813939

It’s Beijing's hippest and most expensive Japanese restaurant. Hatsune is one of the most stylish restaurants in town - from the moment you set foot in its door where you are greeted with stone, metal and water. The rest of the place is equally ... more...

Makye Ame

Makye Ame

Address
2nd floor, A11 Xiushui Nanjie, Chaoyang District
Phone
+861065069616

Tucked behind the Friendship Store, this is one of Beijing’s few Tibetan restaurants. There’s a comfy upstairs room with atmosphere, an excellent menu and a generous crop of Tibetan ornaments. Go all out for the lamb ribs, boiled yak with ... more...


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