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Taxi:
Subway is only reach to several places, the TAXI in Beijing is very cheap and convenient to use, only cost USD2 ~ 5 dollars to go almost everywhere! The Summer Palace costs less 10 dollars by taxi from downtown. The main problem is communication. We will supply you a card with most sights on in both English and Chinese, you can easily show taxi driver where you want to go.
Subway:
The subway in Beijing is rather limited at the moment with just 4 lines in operation. It costs 2 RMB to most destinations, with outlying suburbs costing 4 or 5 RMB, but this will change within the next few months. By 2008 there is likely to be 13 lines in Beijing covering the whole city and the airport. Right now, the subway is a great way to beat the growing Beijing traffic chaos.
Present Beijing Subway Map:

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2008 Beijing Subway Map:

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Currency:
The main thing to remember when dealing with Chinese currency is the 5 Jiao note is not 5 RMB.  We've seen foreign tourists at the subway station confused as to why the 3 RMB ticket is not covered by their 5 Jiao (0.5 RMB) note.  The next thing is to watch out for fake currency.  There are many fake yellow-style 50's and less new-style (red) 100's.  We will cover how to spot a fake note in a future tip...more>
ATMs / Cash Machines:
Beijing is a very ATM friendly city.  There are many banks with many ATMs.  Unfortunately only about 50% of these accept foreign cards.  Still, this is still far better than supposedly modern cities like Tokyo, Japan...more>
Bargaining:
Bargaining is the rule here in Beijing.  At least, at the many markets and back-street clothes stalls.  Bargaining is an art and if you are unfamiliar with it we'd like to offer you some advice.  The tips here are Beijing specific but may help you at any place in the world where bargaining is practiced...more>
Weather:
Come to Beijing, the weather's ... em ... interesting.  There are four distinct seasons in Beijing.  Dust storm, Sweltering, Getting cold, and Stupidly Cold.  If you are lucky, and get to choose when you arrive, we suggest you come somewhere between Sweltering and Getting cold, which would be late August, early September.  Luckily, like Paris, you do not need particularly good weather to have a good time...more>
Beijing Map:

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