Frommer's Beijing

by Jen Lin-Liu, Sherisse Pham

Frommer's Beijing features gorgeous color photos of the sights and experiences that await you, plus invaluable Chinese translations for every hotel, restaurant, attraction, and shopping listing. All maps in Frommer's Beijing include Chinese translations, to make navigating the city easier. Our authors, longtime residents of Beijing, take you to the major highlights, from the Forbidden City to the Summer Palace, and show you to the city's hidden gems only the locals know about. Each hotel and restaurant is given a candid review from a local's perspective, so you can plan your budget and choose with confidence. You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping and nightlife; detailed walking tours; and side trips to the Great Wall.

Genres: Travel

264 pages, Paperback

First published February 19, 2008

About the author

Jen Lin-Liu is the author of Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China and the founder of the cooking school Black Sesame Kitchen in Beijing. She was raised in southern California, graduated from Columbia University, and went to China in 2000 on a Fulbright fellowship. A food critic for Time Out Beijing and the coauthor of Frommer’s Beijing, she has also written for Newsweek, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Saveur, and Food & Wine.