beijing travel guide

Beijing City, referred to as the" Beijing", is the capital of people's Republic of China, one of the four municipalities directly under the central government, the country's second largest city and the political, transportation and cultural center. Beijing is located in the North China plain north, Southeast of the local region and Tianjin connected, rest is surrounded by Hebei province. Beijing has 3000 years of history and 850 years of capital city of history, is the world's world cultural heritage city. Its the first recorded name for the" thistle". Beijing renowned since the Yuan Ming and Qing Dynasties of Chinese culture, has many places of historic interest and scenic beauty and cultural landscape. Beijing receives more than 100000000 a year 47000000 passengers. In addition, now the United States and China also has many ancient city named Beijing

Tourism traffic in Beijing

Beijing built the country's first major international airport and Asia's largest international airport Beijing Capital International Airport ( Beijing Capital International Airport, PEK ). Beijing Capital International Airport is located in Beijing City, Shunyi District ( but administratively belongs to Chaoyang District), the Capital International Airport T3 navigates a station building: the world's largest single building, 20 kilometers from the center of Beijing. Almost all of Beijing's domestic and international flights at Beijing Capital International Airport Arrival and departure. 2009 Beijing Capital International Airport passenger throughput of 65337300 passengers, an increase of 16.8%, ranking first in Asia, third in the world rankings. Beijing Capital International Airport is China International Aviation ( Air China ) is the main centre. The airport and the city of Beijing by the Beijing airport expressway connecting interval, in the good road conditions only takes about 40 minutes to reach. To welcome the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Beijing city has also built a Beijing subway airport line ( Airport Express ), from downtown Dongzhimen to Beijing Capital International Airport T2 terminal takes approximately 15 minutes.

Beijing Railway

Beijing station: located on the west side of the east side door. Founded in 1959, is the national railway passenger hub, Beijing third fire station. Beijing South Railway Station: located in the wing avenue. Rebuilt 2008, to become the second largest train station, is an important site of Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway. ( next to the Shanghai railway station in Hongqiao Beijing West Railway Station ): located in the lotus pond road. Founded in 1996, Asia's first fire station, is the world's largest train station one. Beijing station: located in Xizhimen. Founded in 1905, is one of the station on Beijing Zhang railway. Now the Beijing North Station in 2009 alterations completed. Beijing station: located in 100 child bay. Founded in 1938. Beijing is the center of railway network in China, mainly in Beijing to Hongkong Kowloon Railway, Beijing to Shanghai, the Beijing-Shanghai railway, Beijing to Guangzhou, Beijing-Guangzhou railway, Beijing to Harbin, Kazakhstan railway, Beijing to Baotou Jingbao railway, Beijing to Yuanping Beijing railway, Beijing to Tongliao and Beijing to Chengde Beijing railway the Beijing railway. Datong to Qinhuangdao railway also transit Beijing. In the international railway transportation, to various Russian city, capital of Mongolia, Ulan Bator and North Korea capital Pyongyang and Vietnam capital to Hanoi train from Beijing grid. The Beijing-Tianjin inter-city railway construction began in July 4, 2005, August 1, 2008 officially opened. Beijing and Tianjin two distance shortened to half an hour. China 's longest railway that Beijing high-speed railway will be completed in 2012.