When you are on your first Beijing tour, you will be surprised by the numerous trolley buses running on the streets in the city centre of Beijing. There are totally 21,000 Beijing public buses. Beijing trolley buses are getting increasingly popular because it is powered by electricity. The smog-choked Beijing government has announced its ambitious plan…
Are you thinking of planning a Beijing subway tour, and visiting Beijing by using the rapid transit rail network? The subway is the fastest, cheapest way around Beijing in comparison with Beijing taxis and easier to manage than the daunting Beijing public buses. Below are some practical tips on how to take the subway in…
At the time of my writing, it is reported that the city of Beijing has more than 1,300 legitimate car wash and valet services. The number of illegal car wash services even exceeds the number of registered car wash and valet services. The most serious problem is some people in the car wash trade use the water from the rivers and the private water resources…
Yesterday afternoon, nearly off work time around 6:00pm, I decided to go to Shanghai for urgent family matters the next day. The normal reaction was to book a flight from Beijing to Shanghai. But the high speed rail Beijing Shanghai changed my mind set. I would like to try the newly opened Beijing Shanghai High…
Plan your Beijing side trips? If you choose the long-distance bus travel, Beijing is an ideal starting point for your side trips by coach to Chengdge, Datong, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Baoding, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Jinan and the list could be much longer. To get around Beijing city proper, please check Beijing public bus or Beijing taxi. There…
Dear Travelers, We’d like to have the following travel guide to be always updated for the benefit of new visitors coming to Badaling Great Wall by bus. If you have any questions or anybody having used the piece finds necessary updates, please leave a message or feedback. Thanks!________ Plan your Beijing tour? There are three…
Situated in the northeastern Beijing city proper, Dongzhimen Public Transport Hub is one of the important transportation hubs in Beijing Transportation. The hub’s Chinese name is called “东直门交通枢纽”, which is often translated into different versions in English on the internet such as Dongzhimen Traffic Hub, Dongzhimen Transit Hub, Dongzhimen Transportation Hub, Dongzhimen Public Transit Hub,…
Arriving at Beijing Capital International Airport ( Code: BJS, PEK ) Beijing AirportsAt the time of my writing, Beijing Capital International Airport is the only international airport in Beijing. There is a small airport known as Beijing Nanyuan Airport ( Code: NAY ) in the southern Beijing that mainly handles a few domestic flights. Beijing…
