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Zhao Beijing, China Travel Guide - 2008 (Zhao Cards) | 
| Authors: Anny Cheng, Marusia Musacchio
Creator: Victoria Patience
Publisher: Zhao Cards
Category: Book
Buy New: $14.99
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Ring-bound
Edition: First
Pages: 99
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4.4 x 3.4 x 2
ISBN: 9881723418
EAN: 9789881723413
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Product Description
Package includes 99 travel cards plus a comprehensive map. No more bulky guidebooks -- Zhao's detachable, pocket-sized cards are packed with all the information you need to explore Beijing. Let Zhao Cards do the talking for you -- Useful expressions and vital vocabulary in Chinese characters help lift the language barrier. Experience the city like a local -- Get the low-down from those in the know: Local experts share their favorite spots so that you can experience the Chinese capital like they do. Wonder at the imposing Forbidden City. Climb the Great Wall. Prowl the Dashanzi art scene. Haggle with vendors at bustling Panjiayuan market. Savor crispy Peking duck. Beijing has it all!
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 Made my Shanghai Trip Awesome!! August 30, 2008
A. Mai (california)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RQAKMZD5GHKLW My husband and I used these cards first in Shanghai. The first night we ate at some restaurant and ordered everything that it recommended. We don't know how to speak so all we did was show them the card and they brought it out. The food was sooooo good! We would have never known to order these local favorite dishes.
This video is of us using the cards sight seeing in Pudong Shanghai.
We also used the cards in Beijing. While my husband was in business meetings I took the cards and visited the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall of China. My favorite Zhao card was the shopping suggestion. When I told a local that I was going to this shopping market, she was surprised and asked me how I find out about it because it's mostly a local's shopping area. The cards suggested it! The cards also warned me about their aggressive sales style and recommended to start negotiating at least 30% below their start price. At first I was overwhelmed, then I totally got the hang of it. I got great items at great prices. I have both sets and am keeping them for my next trip back to Shanghai and Beijing. The language barrier is less daunting with these cards.
The best guide to visit Beijing August 5, 2008
G. Alma Maldonado Maldonado (Oxford)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you are going to visit Beijing do not think twice about buying Zhao Beijing for your trip. Finally, we have a guide made by real travelers!! It is small, very useful, practical and so light!!! Its tips are excellent (especially the food suggestions). It fits in your pocket and its map does not get ruined after the second day of use. Highly recommended!!
Zhao Cards is indispensable if you're traveling to China! August 10, 2008
Larry Mitchell
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I go to China very often for business. Moving around is always problematic if you don't hire a translator with you. Taxi drivers never understand when I try to mumble in Chinese and not even restaurants or bars in big hotels are able to take my order. However, on my recent trip, I bought a fantastic pocket guide in Beijing called Zhao Beijing (I was tremendously pleased to see Zhao Shanghai in Amazon and bought it immediately, my next trip to the city was memorable thanks to this guide). The first thing that attracted me was its sleek and practical design. Unlike other so-called pocket guides, Zhao is a very simple, yet clever idea: a ring bounds 99 cards and a map. This way, you can simply remove the cards you need and put them in your wallet without the need to carry the entire book. Being a businessman this has proven to be an invaluable feature; I'm able to secretly carry my guide to meetings with clients without looking like the biggest dork.
But Zhao's real benefit is that all the information in the cards is listed both in Chinese and English -names of sites, restaurants, streets and even menus! This way you just get on a cab and show the driver a card, he/she will take you to your destination without speaking a word! No need to stress out every time you step outside. In addition, Zhao Cards' restaurant list is absolutely superb, the writers recommend a wide range of both prices and cuisines. And in each place they even make a selection of dishes. I would say that if you enjoy eating, this is a fantastic product.
Furthermore, the cards are written in a witty and funny style. Zhao's insight into the city is deep and you can tell this guide was written not only by people that live in Beijing, but most important that love it. My only criticism? Develop more cities!!! Beijing and Shanghai are not enough.
Very Highly Recommended September 7, 2008
Cynthia P. Penner (Seattle WA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We used these cards in Beijing (in August 2008) and found them to be incredibly helpful. Each of the "place" cards (Temple of Heaven, for example) has the name and address of the place in English and Chinese characters. It also has the phone number (which was used by confused taxi drivers on a couple of trips); the subway line and closest stop, and the hours that the site is open. We pulled the cards that were the most useful for us, put them on the included keyring, and carried them with us wherever we went. There are cards for places, hotels, restaurants, shopping....food and beverages - you can just show these cards to the taxi driver, restaurant server, person on the street - they worked like a dream! My best ever impulse buy before heading to China!
The Ipod of travel guides September 30, 2008
Maya Zhang (New York)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Ipod of travel guides. Cool, cleverly designed and extremely practical are some of the characteristics that set aside Zhao Cards from other guides. But what makes Zhao truly unique is that it empowers the traveler. This guide will help you move around town with ease, without constantly feeling insecure because you don't speak Chinese. And to my personal delight it's made for people that not only want to discover China, but also its fantastic cuisine. Highly recommended!
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