{"id":398,"date":"2010-07-11T15:38:43","date_gmt":"2010-07-11T15:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=398"},"modified":"2011-02-07T05:52:14","modified_gmt":"2011-02-06T21:52:14","slug":"beggars-and-panhandlers-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-tourist-traps\/beggars-and-panhandlers-in-beijing","title":{"rendered":"Beggars and panhandlers in Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Begging is not banned in Beijing though it is not encouraged.\u00a0Beggars in Beijing\u00a0are commonly found in public places such as street corners,\u00a0underpasses,\u00a0malls, popular tourist spots, where they request money using cups, boxes or hats to collect the donations.<\/span><\/div>\n
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85% beggars in Beijing\u00a0are professional beggars, only 15% are really poor men. In professional begging, using a child for panhandling is quite popular. It is said\u00a0professional beggars\u00a0are the members of\u00a0a kind of\u00a0beggars’organization,\u00a0a large, complicated organism. \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Beijing local government has provided homeless shelters on a voluteer basis\u00a0for the homeless and beggars, which is aimed at reducing any survival need for begging.\u00a0But\u00a0most of the\u00a0professional beggars are not willing to\u00a0use the homeless shelters. The reason is very simple – they make more money outside on the streets,\u00a0even richer than an office worker.\u00a0Their motto is “it is easier to beg for it than to earn it”.<\/span><\/div>\n
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So it is unfare for those who are truly poor and in the need of help from others because people find it hard to distinguish the fake beggars from the poor, the visibly handicapped, or the blind . It is these fake beggars who have taken advantage of people’s kindness. When coming across true beggars, most of the people would take no notice of them due to the fact that people are afraid of being fooled. <\/span><\/div>\n
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To give or not give is\u00a0a frequent question on our mind when we meet beggars on\u00a0the streets. My advice is that if not sure whether the beggars are true or not, you just ignore them. At least,\u00a0not giving beggars money discourages them to remain on the street\u00a0begging otherwise\u00a0they have good reason\u00a0not to\u00a0look for a job.\u00a0If you feel the beggars are really poor and in need of help, you are advised to give them something to eat instead of money. If you really want to donate to help the poor, you are recommneded to give more to organisations like Red Cross in Beijing China. They have checkable accounts on the work they do with the money they collect.<\/span><\/div>\n
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You are strongly advised not to give any money to child beggars.\u00a0Some child beggars may be\u00a0linked to the adult beggars ( parent-child relationship), but some child beggars are said to be stolen from some parts of China and made into physically handicapped child beggars\u00a0in order\u00a0to easily beg more money from passers-bys. If you give money to child beggars, you may have the risk of getting a swarm of them. <\/span><\/div>\n
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You may find some\u00a0beggars with unsightly deformities cruising around on the streets, which make you feel very sick. In my opinion, it is a blackmail. They should be banned in a capital city like Beijing. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Finally I also feel sorry for those fake beggars. If they have a decent job, why begging? In begging,\u00a0they have no\u00a0personal dignity. Though sometimes we are unhappy with\u00a0their <\/span>deceptive panhandling, I still feel sorry for them. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Have a happy travel in Beijing!<\/span><\/div>\n
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Beijing Rescue Centers<\/strong> ( refuges for homeless and beggars) in 16 districts and 2 counties in Beijing:
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\n1.Dongcheng District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0 Tel:\u00a064043861\uff0c64043689\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0Add:\u00a0Wudaoying Hutong 81, Dongcheng District
\n\u00a0 Zip Code\u00a0\u00a0100007
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2.Xicheng District Rescue center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a062210944\u300162219884\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0Gaojin Hutong 16, Xineidajie, Xicheng District
\n\u00a0Zip Code:\u00a0100035
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\n3.Chongwen District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0 Tel:\u00a067160805\u300167165292
\n\u00a0 Add:\u00a0Waitaoyuan Dongli 6, Chengwen Disrict
\n\u00a0 Zip Code:100075
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\n4.Xuanwu District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a063464201\u300163329190\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0Xiaohongmiaojia 11, Guangwai, Xuanwu District
\n\u00a0Zip Code:100055
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\n5.Chaoyang District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0 Tel:\u00a084333463\u00a0
\n\u00a0 Add:\u00a0Jinzhandajie 8, Chaoyang District \uff09
\n\u00a0Zip Code:\u00a0100018
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\n6.Haidian District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a082774128\u300182774171\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0\u00a0Siyiqu, Tangjiaxilingcun, Dongbeixiang, Haidian District
\n\u00a0Zip Code:\u00a0100094
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\n7.Fengtai District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0 Tel:\u00a083884107\u00a0
\n\u00a0 Add:\u00a0Dahuichanglu 88, Fengtai District
\nZip Code: 100074
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\n8.Shijingshan District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a088912274\u300188912274\/2283\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0Beixingannancha 149, Shijingshan
\n\u00a0Zip Code:\u00a0100041
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\n9.Daxing District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a080234938\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0Backyard of Andingzhen Almshouse Daxing District
\n\u00a0Zip Code:\u00a0102607
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\n10.Tongzhou District Rescue center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a089597911\u300169547433\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0Welfare Centwe of Yongshui Township, Tongzhou District
\n\u00a0Zip Code:\u00a0101100
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\n11.Shuiyi District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a069471156\u300169445221\u300181483948\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0Nanfaxin Township, Shuiyi District
\n\u00a0Zip Code:\u00a0101302
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\n12.Changping District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a069779744\u300169742386\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0The former home for the aged in Nankou, Changping District
\n\u00a0Zip:\u00a0102202
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13.\u00a0Huairou District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a060697046\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0The Home for the aged in Miaochengzhen, Huairou District
\n\u00a0Zip Code:\u00a0101400
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\n14.Mentougou District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a069842174\u300161891128\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0Zhongmensi Dajie, Longquan Home for the Aged, Mentougou District
\n\u00a0Zip Code:\u00a0102300
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\n15.Fangshan District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a069374371\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0Liangxiang Xilu 10, Fangshan District
\n\u00a0Zip Code:\u00a0102488
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\n16.\u00a0Miyun County Rescue Center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a06904274\u300169042744\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0Rescue Section of Civil Affairs Bureau in Miyun District
\n\u00a0Zip Code:\u00a0101500
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\n17.Yanqing County Rescue Center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a069184119\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0Guancheng Home for the Aged, Yanqing County
\n\u00a0Zip code:\u00a0102100
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\n18.Pinggu District Rescue Center
\n\u00a0Tel:\u00a069960316\u00a0
\n\u00a0Add:\u00a0Fuqian Xijie 8, Pinggu District
\n\u00a0Zip Code:\u00a0101200<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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