Beijing Hotels

Beijing the capital city of China is a very modern city today. The lifestyle in Beijing is no longer centered on Maoist revolutionaries but has evolved into a completely global perspective. Hotels in Beijing range from luxury accommodation to reasonable budget rooms. A Beijing hotel rate starts from as little as US $ 40 and goes on to US $ 260 and more, if you stay in one of the luxury Beijing hotels. Hotels in Beijing have attractive discounts during the year and availability can be checked online. You can even make reservations online to just about any hotel in Beijing.

The summer season (June to August) is the peak tourist season hordes of tourists come here. The September to November period is a better time to visit Beijing since there are fewer crowds. Chinese New Year is extremely busy so unless you are here to experience it you are better of avoiding a visit during this period

Places to see in Beijing are HuTong an ancient city, the Great Wall, the Palace Museum, Forbidden City, the Imperial Gardens, Peking Man, the Ming Tombs, the Temple of the Sleeping Buddha, the Summer Palace, Tian Tan (The Temple of Heaven), Di Tan (the Temple of Earth), Xiang Shan (The Fragrant Hill) Park, ShiDu, Miyun a mountain valley reservoir, ShiHuaDong Cave, YunJuSi Temple, The National Museum of Chinese History, Beijing Art Museum, Beijing Museum of Ancient Architecture, Natural History Museum, Lu Xun Museum, Xu Beihong Museum, and Song Qingling Museum and Courtyard Gallery.

The activities that you can indulge in are martial arts, biking, and kite flying. Recently other activities like paragliding, hang-gliding, rock climbing, diving with sharks, skiing, bungee jumping, horseback riding are also becoming popular.

Beijing is an important city and is connected to most others around the world by air. The local mode of transport is the subway, or Underground Dragon. The buses are not very good, and the trains are just about average.