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1、BeijingMunicipalityTransportationBeijingisthecapitalofChinaandaworldrenownedtouristcity.Beforeintroducingthetransportationinthecity,weofferamapofdowntownBeijinghereforyourconvenience,aidingyourBeijingtourandprovidinganimpressionofthecity.TaxiFornewcomerstoBeijing,taxisoffertravelersthemostconvenien
2、ce,andwithover60,000taxisliningupattheairport,railway,andbusstations,ifthetaxiisnotthetypeyouwant,justkeeplooking.Theflag-down-rateofthetaxisinBeijingis10Yuanto12Yuan.Thechargeforthefollowingjourneydependsonthetaxitype.Usually,takingminicabslikeXiali(theflag-down-rateof10Yuanforthefirstfourkilomete
3、rs)charges1.2Yuanperextrakilometer,whiletakingthehigherstandardlikeSantanaandFukang,morespacioustaxis(theflag-down-rateof10Yuanto12Yuanforthefirstthreekilometers)charge1.6Yuanor2Yuanperkm.DuetothetrafficsituationinBeijing,taxischargenotonlyaccordingtotheirmeters,butalsoforwaitingtimeintraffic,drivi
4、ngatnightandmileagefordrivingwithoutpassenger.Foreveryaccumulatedfiveminutesofwaitingtimeyouwillbechargedanadditionalone-kilometerfee.Thoughtaxisaresomewhatexpensiveformanytravelers,theyareconvenientinthemiddleofthenightorearlymorning.After11p.m.,taxischargea20percentlate-nightsurcharge,noextraforl
5、uggage.Werecommendtouristsaskforreceiptwhenalightingfromataxiforthecarnumber,companynameTourismSpecialTrainSpecialtouristtrainsrunfromthefourrailwaystationstosuburbanspecialinterestsites.Ticketscanbebookedfromanyticketofficeortravelservice;ormaybepurchasedaboardthetrain.Forconvenience,thesiteadmiss
6、ionfeecanbeincludedintheticket.SubwaySubwayisthefastesttransportationvehicleinBeijing.PresentlytherearefoursubwaylinesinBeijingconnectingcitycenterstopssuchasTiananmenSquare,Qianmen,andtherailwaystationwithoutlyingareasandtill2008,therewillbenineroutesinBeijing.Theoperatinghoursofthesubwayarefrom5:
7、00a.m.until23:00p.m.,Line13isfrom06:00a.m.to09:00p.m.andthepricerangesfrom2to6Yuan,commuterticketsaccepted.Passengerscaninquireofthesubwaystaffifyouhavequeriesinordertoavoidtakingthewrongdirectionandwasting
