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

Beijing International Marathon
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.





user experience

Sam van Wijk

Beijing - user Sam van Wijk - 24/01/2008
I can advise it everyone: phrase book and city guide on your cell phone! I have seen considerably a lot of the world and always got around without a dictionary, until my journey to Beijing. Eventually every thing went well in China but not after the necessary battle and bumps! After a long journey I arrived at Beijing. I was really hungry and went into the first Restaurant I saw. The menu was in Chinese, there was no English alternative. The staff only spoke Madarin. After a lot of drama I decided to go to another restaurant. Same story there. Luckily a Chinese student, who spoke a little English, came to my rescue, The meal which I ate that afternoon, satisfied my hunger but that was all. Later I find out how nicely you cab eat in China! A few nights later I met some other travellers in my hostel and got acquainted with XS2China. I directly downloaded the phrasebook with city guide for Beijing on my mobile phone. Especially the phrasebook was a big help for me, the city guide was a nice extra!!!




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Shanghai Daily

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Shanghai Star

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Sanlitun Yashou Clothing Market, Clothing

Sanlitun Yashou Clothing Market, Clothing

Address
58 Gongrentiyuchang Beilu

Beijing’s best multi-floor clothing emporium.Five floors of all virtually anything you might need. Basement: shoes, handbags and suitcases. First floor: jackets. Second floor: hiking gear, suits and ladies wear. Third floor: silk, clothes, cloth-a ... more...

Xiushui Silk Market, Silk/Clothing

Xiushui Silk Market, Silk/Clothing

Address
off Jianguomenwai Dajie

This market is awash with the silk-worm’s finest. You can also find top brand and designer labels such as Gucci, Burberry and North Face here. Bargaining is imperative, although it’s often a struggle with so many foreign tourist handing over thick ... more...

China World Shopping Mall

China World Shopping Mall

Address
1 Jianguomenwai Dajie
Phone
+861065052288

Adjacent to the first-rate China World Hotel, this is where Beijing’s well-heeled come to be seen shopping. It’s a lavish and potently snobbish display-the shops are usually devoid of customers, as many are alienated by its exclusivity and ... more...

The Place, Shopping Center

Address
9a Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District
Phone
8595-1755/6

This new Beijing landmark, with its striking projection screen, houses Spanish fashion chain Zara (the only Zara in Beijing) and Canadian shoe retailer Aldo's flaghip store. more...

Ruifuxiang, Silk

Ruifuxiang, Silk

Address
5 Dazhalan Jie
Phone
+861063032802

Housed in a historic building on Dashilar, this is one of the best places in town to browse for silk. There’s an incredible selection of Shandong silk, brocade and satin-silk.It also has an outlet in the Sanlitun Yashou Clothing Market and at 190 ... more...

Beijing Silk Store, Silk

Beijing Silk Store, Silk

Address
5 Zhubaoshi, Qianmen Dajie
Phone
+861063016658

This store near Ruifuxiang and off Qianmen Dajie is an excellent place to pick up quality silk fabric and ready-made clothes at low prices. more...

Lufthansa Center Youyi, Shopping Mall

Lufthansa Center Youyi, Shopping Mall

Address
50 Liangmaqiao Lu

The gigantic Lufthansa Center is a smart, well-stocked and long-established multi-level shopping mall. You can find most of what you need here, including several restaurants (Korean, German and Italian), and there are international access ATMs on ... more...

Friendship Store, Department Store

Friendship Store, Department Store

Address
17 Jianguomenwai Dajie
Phone
+861065003311

The Friendship Store could be worth a perusal for its upstairs touristy junk and its ground floor books and magazine hide-out (excellent for coffee table titles and travel books on China), supermarket and deli. more...


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