Nuts-and-bolts information to plan your trip, plus our favorite Web links and the best local media.
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Web Links:
China National Tourist Office
General information on transportation, accommodations, restaurants, and tour operators in China. www.cnto.org
China eNews
Visitor information updated bimonthly. www.china-enews.com
China Daily News
News and current events from China's English-language newspaper. www.chinadaily.com
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China
Entry requirements for China, Chinese news, history, and more. www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng
Beijing Olympics
Official website of the Beijing Summer Olympics. www.beijing2008.com
Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center
Site of China's leading cultural heritage preservation NGO. www.bjchp.org
Travel Images
Photographs of famous architectural sites in China. www.travel-images.com/china.html
Danwei
Edgy Beijing news site for the English-speaking media and advertising industry; refer to "Trends and Buzz" column for the latest urban buzz. www.danwei.org
Doug Kanter Photography
Lush, vivid, candid shots of difficult-to-access scenes in China: a countryside funeral, genomics labs, Beijing runway models. www.dougkanter.com
Laiwublog
Female expat shares candid thoughts on life in Beijing. www.laiwublog.blogspot.com
Local Media:
China Daily
State-run newspaper prints all the news government deems fit to print. www.chinadaily.com.cn
City Weekend
Mainstream biweekly listings magazine. Related website is the most comprehensive in Beijing, with user as well as staff-written reviews of restaurants, shopping, music, etc. www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing
That's Beijing
Monthly listings magazine has great columns, such as Barfly and What's New Restaurants, with blow-by-blow details on the latest urban happenings. www.thatsbj.com
Time Out Beijing
Alternative monthly listings magazine has city's most thorough coverage of the arts, culture, and edgier happenings around town. Email bitesize.beijing@gmail.com to subscribe to Bitesize Beijing, the concise weekly email newsletter. www.timeout.com/beijing
CRI (China Radio International)
Broadcasts two 24-hour English-language music stations: FM 88.7 plays a mix of Chinese and English-language pop music, and FM 91.5 plays a mix of news and features. Check website for schedule: english.cri.cn/
CCTV 9
English-language TV station, including news and features such as Travelogue, a domestic Chinese travel show. english.cctv.com/
