GP Beijing 2016 Travel Guide

GP Beijing 2016
Travel Guide!
北京大奖赛旅行指南
Generalinforma,on
TimeZone:GMT+8
Language:Chinese(Spoken:Mandarin,Wri=en:Simplified
Script)
Mostpeopleonthestreetwon’tbeabletospeakEnglishtoyou,sopleasepreparewell,orcall
oneofyourfriendsinemergency.
Currency:RMB(Yuan)withsymbol￥
Exchangeisnotveryconvenientwithinthecity,giventhatmostbanksareusuallychokedwith
longqueuesandacceptonlylargebills.It’srecommendedtomakeexchangeattheairport.
ThoughcreditcardsissuedbyinternaQonalissuersareacceptedbysome(butnotALL)stores,
generallyspeakingtheyarenotveryusefulinChina,youwillhavetopayincashmostQmes.
ThereisnoQpsinChina,pleasedon’tgiveQps.
Electricity:
220VAC.Mosthotelsuseuniversalplugs,oryoumayseethisaswell.
PublicTransportaQon:
Public transportaQon is cheap in Beijing. It’s highly
recommendedtogetametrocard(availableatthe
airportsubwaystaQon)soyoudon’thavetolineup
forQcketsorkeepchangesonyou.IniQalpurchase
of the card costs ￥40, including a card deposit of
￥20,whichyoucangetitbackwhenreturningitat
theairport.Therestamount(￥20)isstoredinyour
cardthatyoucanusetopayfortransportaQonfare.
Youmaychargeitwithanyamountasyourwish(as
longasit’smulQplesoften).SubwayQcketstartsat
3, (to 9),, basically will only cost you less than 5
withinthecity.Thebusstartsfrom2,ifyouusethe
card,you’llhave50%off.
WARNING:
traffic can be VERY BAD in Beijing, especially during rush hours. It’s highly
recommendedtotakepublictransporta,onduringthis,me,eveniftaxiisseemingly
cheap.
Howtogettotheeventsiteandstaffhotel:
EventsiteforthiseventisthestadiumofYifangyuanSportsJiankangcheng
MulQpurposeGymnasium（颐方园体育健康城综合馆）.
Thebestwaytothevenueistakingasubway.TakeLine10toChengshousi,getoutfromexitA,
walkalongtheroadandturnrightanthefirsttrafficlight.Itwilltakearound16minsonfoot,
1200m.KindlynotethattheroadisunderconstrucQon,sothiswillbetheONLYwaytothe
venue. 。
JudgeHotel：阳光温特莱酒店（北京方庄店） SoluxeWinterlessHotel
TheJudgehotelisjustnexttothevenue,breakfastincluded.
CityStructureofBeijing
WhenyoulookatthelocaQonsofBeijing,youseealotof“men”(gates)here.Well,youseea
lotof“-men”onthestreet,butthe“men”youseeonthemapmeansgatesinChinese(门),
theyarewheretheoriginalcitygatesusedtobe.
TheoriginalBeijingcity(alsospeltasPekingbefore)includestheForbiddenCity(theImperial
Palace),theinnercityandtheoutercity.Theinnercityhasninegates,andtheoutercityhas
sevengates.
ThoughBeijingisamuchbiggercitynow,theForbiddenCityissQllthecenterofBeijing,with
the second ring round along where the old city wall used to be, and subway line 2 under
wheretheinnercitywallusedtobe.
SightseeingRecommendaQons
TheTiananmenSquare（天安门广场）
TheTiananmenSquareisthecenterofBeijing,aswellasasymbolforthePeople’sRepublic
ofChina.
TheMonumenttothePeople'sHeroestowersoverthecenterofthesquare.Toitssouthlies
Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall (opens Tuesday to Sunday 8:30AM to 11:30AM, as well as
TuesdayandThursday2PMto4PM.ItrequiresIDverificaQon,sopleasehaveyourpassport
onyouifyouwanttogothere).
TheChineseRevoluQonaryMuseumandtheChineseHistoryMuseumstandtotheeastofthe
square, the Great Hall of the People to the west and the magnificent Heavenly Peace Gate
(aka.Tiananmen)tothenorth.TheGateTowerisadjoinedonitslelsidebytheZhongshan
ParkandontherightsidebytheWorkingPeople'sPalaceofCulture.Oppositethetowerin
the far south is the Zhengyang Gate Tower. These fine and unique buildings arranged in
perfectharmonyaddgreaterbeautyandgrandeurtotheTiananmenSquare.
YouwillbeabletogosouthtotheQianmenstreet,andnorthtotheforbiddencityfromthe
TiananmenSquare.
Note:TheChinesenaQonalflagisalwaysraisedalongwithsunriseattheTiananmenSquare.
Ifyouwanttoseeflagraisingceremony,itwillbearound6AMduringMarch28th–31st;all
trafficswillbestoppedatthatQme.
Warning:TiananmensquareisaverysensiQvelocaQonwithsecuritychecks.
Direc,on:
SubwayLine1:TIANANMENWest,TIANANMENEast
SubwayLine2:QIANMEN
ThePalaceMuseum（故宫） CLOSEAT5PM
ThePalaceMuseumisalsoknownastheForbiddenCity.ThisistheheartofBeijing,andwas
where the emperor used to live and work. The museum is directly to the north of the
TiananmenSquare,thoughtheTiananmengatetower.
NOTE:Youcanonlyenterfromthesouthentranceandleavefromthenorthexit.Therewill
bealotofblacktaxitrytogiveyouaride,don’ttakethem.Bus109,101,619and609willall
takeyoutoDONGSIstaQononline5,orbus609onthenorthsideofthestreetwilltakeyou
toBEIHAINORTHonline6.
Direc,on:
SubwayLine1:TIANANMENWest,TIANANMENEast
TheQianmenStreet（前门大街）
Thecommercialstreettookshapeabout570yearsagoandreacheditspeakofimportancein
the1920sand1930s,garlandedwithrestaurants,theaters,silkstoresandteahouses.Itwas
renovatedrightbeforetheOlympics.
Direc,on:
SubwayLine2:QIANMEN
NanLuoGuXiang（南锣鼓巷）
Thisisaverysmallstreet,butitgatheredalotofrestaurants,bars,smallfoodcountersand
othershops.BewarethatsomeQmesyouhavetolineupforawhileinordertogetthefood
yourarelookingfor.
NOTE: the south entrance is under construcQon for subway connecQon, you will be able to
finditbyfollowingotherpeople.
Direc,on:
SubwayLine6:NANLUOGUXIANG
TheYongheLamaTemple（雍和宫） CLOSEAT5PM
TheTibetlamatemplelocatedwithinBeijingcity,alsooneofthelargestBuddhismtemplein
thecity.
Direc,on:
SubwayLine2or5:YONGHEGONGLamaTemple
TheTempleofHeaven（天坛） SIGHTSCLOSEAT5PM
Tian Tan, or the Temple of Heaven, is where dynasQc rulers in China used to worship the
heaven. The temple plus subsidiary buildings and a surrounding garden covers an area five
QmesthesizeoftheForbiddenCity.AsChineseemperorscalledthemselvesTianzi,ortheson
ofheaven,theyhadtocedesupremacytotheheavenintermsofabiding.
Direc,on:
SubwayLine5:TIANTANDONGMEN
TheSummerPalace（颐和园）CLOSEAT6PM,CLEARAT
8PM
The Summer Palace was first built in 1153 and served as an imperial palace for short stays
away from the capital. Empress Dowager Cixi rebuilt it in 1888 with a large sum of money
whichhadbeenappropriatedtobuildaChinesenavy.ThisrebuildingoftheSummerPalace
directlymadethecountrygodown.
Direc,on:
SubwayLine4:BEIGONGMEN
TheGreatWallofChina（长城）CLOSEAT7PM
Oneofthesevenwondersintheworld!
TheGreatWallofChinaisanancientChineseforQficaQonbuiltinordertoprotectChinafrom
raids by the Mongols and Turkic tribes. The majority of the exisQng wall was reconstructed
from the end of the 14th century unQl the beginning of the 17th century, during the Ming
Dynasty,.Itwasprecededbyseveralwallsbuiltsinceasearlyasthe3rdcenturyBC.TheWall
stretchesoveraformidable6,350km(3,946miles).
YouarenotgoingtoseetheenQrewallwithonetrip,buttherearepeoplewhospentweeks
towalkalongthewall.Thereareseveraltouristpointsalongthewall,BaDaLing(八达岭)is
theeasiestonetogowithpublictransportaQon.
NOTE:itmaytakealmosttheenQredaytogosincethewallisfairlyfarawayfromthecity.If
youhavethemetrocard,youdon’thavetolineupforthetrainQcket.
Direc,on:
Subway Line 2 or 4 or 13: XIZHIMEN then transfer to tour train S2 (Train nos. S2XX) for
YanqingatBeijingNorthStaQon,leaveatBadalingStaQon(singlejourneyQcketforthetour
train:￥6)
TheOlympicPark（奥林匹克公园）CLOSEAT8PM
Thestadiumsusedfor2008BeijingOlympic.Thetwomajoronesarethe“birdnest”stadium
andthe“watercube”swimmingcenter.
Direc,on:SubwayLine8:OlympicSportsCenter
TheBackSea（后海）
The lake next to the forbidden city had been divided into four parts – the south sea, the
middle sea, the north sea and the back sea. The part contains the south and middle sea is
wherethecentregovernmentlocate;thenorthseaisalargeparklocatetothenorthwestof
the forbidden city. The back sea however is known to have the best modern life in Beijing.
Therearealotofbars,restaurantsandshopsaroundthisarea,besttogoduringevening.
Direc,on:SubwayLine6:BEIHAINorth
RecommendedRouteForOneDay
StartwiththeTiananmenSquarearea,gosouthtoQianmenstreet(opQonal),thennorth
totheforbiddencity.Alerexistfromthenorthexist,turnlelforabit,youcanenterthe
NorthSea(Beihai)park.YoucanspendsomeQmeinthepark,thentothenorthexist
wheretheBackSeais.Takesubwayline6for1stoptoNanLuoGuXiang(at
NANLUOGUXIANGstaQon)forsomefood.
WARNING:donottaketaxifromthenorthexitoftheForbiddenCity,northerickshaw
tours.YoumaywanttohavesomefoodwithyousincethereisnorealfoodunQlyoureach
theBackSea.
IfyouhavemoreQme,thenthegreatwallisyoubestchoice;ifyouleaveearlyandcome
backalernoon,youmayhaveQmetogotoothersights,suchliketheOlympicPark.
Food
Chinaiswellknownforitsfood.Baseonarea,Chinesefoodismainlydivideintoeight
cuisinescategorieseachwithveryuniquestyleandwellknowncourses,theyare:Lu
cuisine(鲁菜)fromShandong,Chuancuisine(川菜)fromSichuan,Sucuisine(苏菜)from
Jiangsu,YuecuisineoralsoknownasCantonesecuisine(粤菜)fromGuangdongandHong
Kong,Mincuisine(闽菜)fromFujian,Zhecuisine(浙菜)fromZhejiang,Xiangcuisine(湘
菜)fromHunan,andHuicuisine(徽菜)fromAnhui.Asidefromthoseeightmajorcuisines,
therearealsomanysmallercategories,suchlikeBeijingareahasitsowncuisinecategory.
YoucanfindallofthoserestaurantinBeijing,aswellasmanyotherrestaurantswithnew
cuisinesandforeigncuisines.
Lucuisine(鲁菜)isfeaturedbyavariety
ofcookingtechniquesandsaltytaste.
Thetypicaldishissweetandsourcarp
(糖醋鲤鱼).
Chuancuisine(川菜)iswellknownforitsthe
pungencyandspicinessresulQngfromliberal
useofgarlicandchilipeppers,aswellasthe
uniqueflavoroftheSichuanpeppercornand
pepper.ThetypicaldishisMapoTofu(麻婆
豆腐).
Sucuisine(苏菜)consistsofthestylesof
Yangzhou,Nanjing,SuzhouandZhenjiang
disheswithmuchlessheavyspecies
comparetoothercuisinesandrequires
accurateQming.Thetypicaldishisstew
drytofu(大煮干丝).
YueorCantonesecuisine(粤菜)isthemost
knownChinesecuisineinwesternculturedue
totheearlyrelocaQonofHongKong
businessmen.Dimsumisatypicalpartof
Cantonesecuisine.
Mincuisine(闽菜)isinfluencedbyFujian‘s
coastalposiQonandmountainousterrain,with
specialslicingtechniquestoenhancetheflavor,
aromaandtextureofseafood.Thetypicaldish
isPretenders(佛跳墙).
Zhecuisine(浙菜)hasafresh,solflavorwith
amellowfragrance.Thetypicaldishis
Longjingteashrimp(龙井虾仁).
Xiangcuisine(湘菜)isknownforitshotand
sourflavoranddeepcolor.Thetypicaldishis
Chilifishhead(剁椒鱼头).
Huicuisine(徽菜)isderivedfromthe
naQvecookingstylesofthemountain
regioninChinaandissimilartoJiangsu
cuisine,butwithmoreonawidevarietyof
localherbsandvegetables.Thetypical
dishisHamturtlestew(火腿炖甲鱼).
Beijingcuisine(京菜)isnooneofthemajor
eightcuisinesofChina,butithasalotofrules
andneversQngyonmaterials.Peking(Beijing)
roastedduck(北京烤鸭)isthetypicaldish,the
ducksusedinthisdishhadbeenseriously
selectedandfeedforthreegeneraQonsbefore
cooking.
Restaurants
RecommendaQoninBeijing
Bei-Xin-ChaoBraisedDishes
LocalcuisineinBeijing,braisedpig’s
lover,intesQneandlung.
MustTry:BraisedDishes
AverageCost:RMB26
OpeningHours:11:00-14:0017:30-04：00
Address:No.141,DonsiNorthBigStreet.
MetroXin-ChaostaQon,Line5.
Hai-Wan-Ju
LocalBeijingcussine,noodles,tofu,pigorgans.
MustTry:Noodles,Pig’sintesQne
AverageCost:RMB52
OpeningHours：11:00–21:30/22:00（Weekend）
Address：HaidianDistrict,No.2,HuayuanRoad.
MetroMu-Dan-YuanstaQon,Line10
Yao’sFriedLiver
FriedLiverisatradiQonalBeijingcuisine,fried
liverandintesQnewithgarlic.USA’sVPJoe
Bidenhadalsovisitedthisrestaurant.
MustTry:FriedLiver,bun.
AverageCostRMB25
Openinghours:6:00–22:00
Address:No.331,Gu-LoEastBigStrees.
QuanjudePekingRoastDuck
Beijing’smostfamouscuisine,beinglovedby
governors,leadersofcountriesaroundtheworld,
andtourists.
MustTry:RoastDuck
AverageCost:RMB138
OpeningHours：11：00-14：0017：00-21：00
Address:No.57,WestBigStreet.MetroBeihaibei
staQon,Line6.
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