Subway

Beijing was the first city in China to have a subway. Although often crowded, the subway is often the fastest way to get around the center city area. There are only two subway lines, however. There is the circle line that runs underneath the second Ring Road, and the straight line which extends from Xi Dan out to Pingguo Yuan.(see map ) so if you are going to places within the second Ring Road. Or out to the southwestern parts of the city, you can avoid the awful traffic jams that are ubiquitous in Beijing. Subway tickets are 2 yuan, and to make a full circle on the circle line takes about 40 minutes, and from Xi Dan to Pingguo Yuan takes about 30 minutes.

Public buses

Besides bicycles, public buses are the cheapest way to get around Beijing. The trick is to find the right line to get where you want to go often you have to change buses several times. Which is time-consuming and confusing. The public bus system in Beijing is very good. In that you can get almost anywhere by bus. But the downside is that they are really, really crowded and uncomfortable, also, watch your wallet when you get on the bus.pickpokets frequent bus stops and get your stuff just as you are getting on. There are two types of buses;the ancient, two-segment behe-moths, and the modern, air-condetioned buses which are a blessing in the summer.

Bikes

If you are in Beijing for an extended period of time, you may want to consider buying a bike. Biking around Beijing is a fun way to get to know the city. Also , there are rarely bike jams (though they have been known to occur). You haven't really experienced Beijing until you have ridden alongside a threewheeled platform bike loaded sky high with chunks of styrofoam, or had a near miss with a guy in a three-piece suit pedaling furiously to get to work. Amazingly enough, nobody wears bike helmets, except for the Domino's Pizza guy on his way to a delivery! There are all different price ranges for bikes. Cheap Chese-made bikes (which look like c.1950 schwinns) go for around US$30,but you also can get American mountain bikes like cannondales or Diamondbacks for several hundred Usdollars. Mountain bikes are cool,but actually unnecessary as Beijing is an extremely flat city.
Be warned:if you buy an expensive bike, be sure and buy at least two of the thickest you can find. The best policy is to never leave your bike unattended, especially at night. You can buy bike at many stores.
Bicycles can be rented from large repair shops as well as from hotels. Master Wang, in front of the SCITECH Plaza, is the largest rental office downtown.

Cars

Cars in Beijing are very expensive. If you buy a foreign import, you have to pay about 100-150%import tax on the car so the price is basically double of that abroad. Joint-ventures like Vwor Audi are also more expensive than they are overseas. Chinese -made vehiches are cheaper, but the quality is not exceptionally good. The best plan is to rent a car.

Rickshaws

When you hear the word rickshaw, you may think of the twowheeled carts pulled around by chinese guys with long braids that you see in old movies. But today, rickshaws are actually threewheeled bicycles often driven by old,retired men. There are fleets of them circling around the tian'anmen square area, and they are always willing to take passengers. It is mice to take a ride around the square in the evening, but if you do, make sure you come to a price agreement first. There are many con-men out there,and you have to be firm and clear about your price.there is no set fee for a ride, so you just have to decide how much you are willing to spend, and work with that, they usually ask for about 30 to 50 yuan.
The other are to take rickshaw rides is by the north gate of Beijing Park. This is the hutong(alleyway)tour, in which you will by full 200 meters west, and when you see a long line of rickshaws that are identical, you are there.
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