Written by Tim on June 19, 2008 – 8:25 am
Beijing Municipality covers nearly 17,000 sq kms. Mountainous areas surround Beijing from the west to the northeast, occupying over 10,000 sq kms, and accounting for 62% of the municipal land area. The remaining, 6,400 sq km area is a level plain, approximately 1,000 sq km of which comprises the built-up area of Beijing.
Located 39 degrees [...]
Written by Tim on June 19, 2008 – 8:23 am
International Medical Center (IMC)
Foreign doctors on-site 24 hours daily, offering a wide range of services, including family medicine, dentistry, pediatrics, TCM, internal medicine, dermatology, psychological counseling, OB/GYN and minor surgery. All medical, nursing and administrative staff generally conduct services in English, but Chinese, Japanese and Arabic are also spoken. Drop-in service for travelers. On-site pharmacy, [...]
Written by Tim on June 12, 2008 – 10:58 am
Canadian embassy
Website: http://geo.international.gc.ca/asia/china/locations/beijing/default-en.asp
Telephone: +86(10) 5139-4000
Canadian Embassy
19 Dongzhimenwai Dajie
Chao Yang District
Beijing 100600 PRC
US Embassy
Website: http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/contact_us.html
Tel: (86-10) 6532-3831
United States Embassy of Beijing, China
Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr.
Xiu Shui Bei Jie 3, 100600
Australian embassy
Website: http://www.china.embassy.gov.au/bjng/home.html
Telephone: 5140 4111 - Fax: 5140 4204
21 Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Sanlitun, Beijing
British embassy
Website: http://www.uk.cn/bj/index.asp
Main Building (Political, defence, economic, press, trade and investment, science and technology sections)
British [...]
Written by Tim on June 11, 2008 – 9:58 am
Beijing has a continental monsoon climate, which constitutes four distinct seasons.
In spring, the temperature is unstable with sharp differences between day and night, and sometimes the sandstorm sweeping from Inner Mongolia will attack the city, so this is not a good season for traveller, if you have to come to Beijing in Spring, choose May [...]
Written by Tim on May 24, 2008 – 11:43 am
120 ……………….. Medical first aid / Ambulance
110 ……………….. Police-reporting service center
119 ……………….. Fire
6525 5486 ……….Foreigners Section of the Beijing Public Security Bureau
6513 0828 ……….Tourist Hotline
6590 3419 ……….International SOS Assistance TopTelephone Service
114 ……………….Local Telephone Information
117 ……………….Time Check
121 ……………….Weather Information
6303 7131 ………Post Code Check
* If you have any questions about Hot Line, feel free to leave us [...]
Written by Tim on May 24, 2008 – 11:42 am
The State Tourism Administration, functioning under the State Council, is the administrative organ of the nation’s tourism trade. Its functions are to formulate policies and establish systems for developing tourism, draw up development plans, organize foreign publicity and issue tourism information, and supervise and examine the implementation of policies and plans. The State Tourism Administration [...]