About Beijing
Area: 16,800 sq km (6552 sq mi)

Population:12 million 

Location: Situated in northeast China, Beijing adjoins the Inner Mongolian Highland to the northwest and the Great Northern Plain to the south.

 

Climate:Beijing's climate is defined as "continental monsoon." The four seasons are distinctly recognizable. Spring and autumn is the best time to be in Beijing, particularly in the months of April, May, September and October. Autumn is considered to be the best time to visit Beijing as the skies are clear and the weather is very comfortable. The four seasons are very clear in Beijing with a temperate spring, rainy summer, clear autumn, and a cold, snowy winter. The average temperature throughout the year is 11.80. The coldest month is January with an average temperature of -4.60 and the hottest month is July at an average temperature of 26.10. Unfortunately, spring and autumn are shorter than summer and winter. Although winter is technically longer, that should not keep you from travelling to Beijing as indoor heating is widely available. Nevertheless, as the indoor/outdoor temperature difference is rather large, travelers should be prepared with warm clothing and a thick coat is recommended for the colder months of the year. In winter, off-season discounts are to be had as well.

 

Scenery spot
Tiananmen Square (Gate of Heavenly Peace)
Located at the center of Beijing City is Tiananmen Square, where you can visit Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the People's Heroes, Great Hall of the People, Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and see the national flag raising ceremony. Thousands of people come to the Square every day. It is the must place to visit in Beijing City.At the north end of the Square is Tiananmen Tower. Initially built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty (1368 A.D.- 1644 A.D.), the Square was the front door of the Forbidden City. The most important use of it in the past was to declare in a big ceremony to the common people who became the emperor and who became the empress. Until 1911 when the last feudal kingdom was over, no one could enter the Tower except for the royal family and aristocrats.

 

Niujie (Ox Street) Mosque
Beijing's most historical and majestic mosque, The Niujie (Ox Street), is situated on Niujie Street in the city's Xuanwu District. First built back in 996, the mosque has a history that stretches back over a thousand years, in which time it has undergone numerous refits and extensions, and has greeted Muslims from all over the world to worship. The mosque covers an area of over 6000 square meters (7176 square yards), and is structurally based on traditional Chinese wooden palaces, yet adopts a typical Arabic-style of decoration. There are no human or animal figures among these decorations as these are considered taboo in Islam.Unlike south-facing Buddhist temples, the mosque points towards Mekka, the holy land of Islam, in the west. The layout of the mosque is symmetrical and compact.

 

Local food
Spicy Chichen
Really spicy, deep fried, bite sized chunks of chicken including bone.  Often so much bone that there is not much meat content left, but varies from place to place.

 

From railway station to Beijing University of Technology
Line 1: From the Beijing Railway Station East, take the road down 29 (Beijing Railway Station East - Hongyan stations), arrived in Beijing Industrial University of South Gate. About 8.69 km

 

Line 2: From Beijing Zhanqian Jie, take the 637 road (the Beijing Railway Station East - the drainage), Jinsong Road Eastbound transfer 683 (Semba the Quartet - the Summer Palace North Gongmen), arrived in Hong Yan Road area. About 10.02 km

 

From airport to Beijing University of Technology
Line 1: From the airport, take the 359 (Dongzhimen - Capital Airport), in North Gao transfer 988 (Maquan camp - Caihu Ying),arrived in the Song Yu East. About 29.05 km

 

Line 2: From the airport, take the 359 (Dongzhimen - Capital Airport), the Lido Hotel in Jingshun Lu transfer 752 (Beijing southern trading center - Xibei Wang Village), arrived in Beijing Industrial University of South Gate. About 30.38 km