Beijing Parks & Gardens
Beijing Parks and Gardens: Complete Guide to the City’s Green Spaces
The imperial parks, neighbourhood parks, hills, gardens and zoo of Beijing: which are worth your time, what they cost in 2026, how to book…
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Beijing Tourism Guide
Beijing Tourism Guide is an independently published travel resource covering visas and entry rules, transport, the Great Wall, the hutongs, food and where to stay in Beijing. Its guides are researched from primary sources — consular services, China Railway and the venues themselves — and revisited whenever the practical details change.
Beijing Parks & Gardens
Beijing Money & Internet
Maps and Navigation in Beijing Without Google
Why Google Maps puts you in the lake at Houhai, which map apps to use instead, how to read a Beijing address, pick the…
Beijing Money & Internet
Apps to Download Before You Fly to Beijing
The shortlist of apps that make Beijing work, from payments and maps to trains, taxis, translation and food, with honest notes on the English…
Beijing Money & Internet
VPNs for China Travel: What Still Works and What Does Not
An honest look at VPNs in China in 2026: whether you need one at all, the legal position, why they fail, how to set…
Beijing Money & Internet
Buying a SIM Card in Beijing: Airport Counters and City Shops
Who actually needs a Chinese SIM, where to buy one at Capital, Daxing and in the city, what registration involves, 2026 package prices, and…
Beijing Money & Internet
China eSIM Guide: Data That Works From the Moment You Land
How a roaming eSIM gets round China's firewall, what one costs in 2026, how much data a Beijing trip uses, which phones work, and…
Beijing Money & Internet
Using Credit and Debit Cards in Beijing: Where They Actually Work
Where a foreign Visa, Mastercard or Amex works on its own in Beijing, where it doesn't, which card to bring, PINs and pre-authorisations, and…
Beijing Money & Internet
Cash and ATMs in Beijing: Getting Yuan and Where You Still Need It
How much cash a Beijing trip really needs, which ATMs take foreign cards and what a withdrawal costs, exchanging money, breaking ¥100 notes, and…
Beijing Money & Internet
WeChat Pay for Visitors: How to Set It Up and When You Need It
Why Beijing's biggest sights are booked inside WeChat, how to add a foreign card to WeChat Pay, the vouching step and account freezes that…
Beijing Money & Internet
Alipay for Tourists: Setting It Up Before You Fly
How to set up Alipay with a foreign card before you fly, how paying at a Beijing counter actually works, the 3% fee over…