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| Local Information Sources: |
| Greater China Information Network |
| Expatriate information network serving Shell employees and families posted to Beijing. Contacts also in Taiwan, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Korea. Contact OUTPOST for further information. |
| Clubs: |
| Capital Club, Beijing City club with Chinese and Western dining and meeting rooms, health and recreation facilities. Runs holiday events for the whole family plus business and cultural programmes. Membership includes Chinese business/government people as well as expatriates. Tel: +86 10 6467-2225 Fax: +86 10 6466 9402 |
| Please let us know of other clubs suitable for mention here. |
| Books: |
| "Slow Boats to China" |
| Modern travels by Gavin Young. |
| "Behind the Wall: A journey through China" |
| Account of travels in China, by the gifter writer, Colin Thubron. |
| "The Great Railway Bazaar", and "Riding the Iron Rooster" |
| Talented storyteller, Paul Theroux's account of travels by train through Asia and through China. |
| Websites : |
| ABC China | A good factual view of China
giving an insight to its geography, history, political
system, population and ethnic groups and its tourism
section has a good link to sightseeing in Beijing. http://www.china-embassy.org/China/China.htm |
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| ICIC - International Community in China | "A very special webpage
created by foreigners for foreigners in China" is
the description given by Chinese Business World for this
useful page which includes links to "Survival
Information", international schools in Beijing,
housing and emergency telephone phone numbers. Dont miss
the Transportation section. http://chinesebusinessworld.com/icic/ http://www.cbw.com/icic |
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| Hutong to the Embassy | An expatriate living in Beijing has
written this short illustrated article of her journey to
work! In it is a reference to a magazine called 'Beijing
this month' designed for long stay expatriates freely
available from airports, hotel lobbies. It might be worth
looking out for! http://sunsite.nus.sg/mw/iss04/hutong.html |
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| Inside China Today | Daily digest of main news
stories in China. http://www.insidechina.com |
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| China Vista | General interest site with
information about places to visit, Beijing, food, living
in China, etc. http://www.chinavista.com/home.html |
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| Tibet Information Network | What's happening in Tibet?
Information about Tibet including links to various China
websites. http://www.tibetinfo.net/ |
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| BeijingNow | Aimed at expats, a very useful site with information
about anything you can think of and links as well. List
of the many clubs available. http://beijingnow.com |
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| The Beijing Guide Book | Curently under construction, but expected to
be similar in content to Beijing Now", both sites
were recommended by our expatriate contacts in Beijing. http://thebeijingguidebook.com |