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Triplandio Beijing guide covers 9 travel guides across 30 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 36 self-guided walking tours in Beijing with 156 POI, spanning 138.8 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Beijing
City & Country Data China (Beijing)
Key travel data for Beijing — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 China
Cost
HIGH
Safety
43
Health
64
Lifestyle
34
Infra
85
Rank
#50
Score
47
Tourists
30.4M/y
GDP/cap
$13.9k
Life Exp
78.0 yrs
Population
1.4B
Currency
CNY ¥
Language
Chinese
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
110
💰 Prices in Beijing
Coffee
$3.00
Beer
$1.10
Lunch
$4.50
Groceries
$20.00/w
Taxi/km
$0.40
Transit
$0.60
Fuel
$1.10/l
Internet
$20.00/m
Salary
$800/m
Best time to visit Beijing (China)
Now (July) avg: 28°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & Feb.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
33°C / 23°C
Sunrise / Sunset
4:57 / 19:43
Local time
15:39
Best Months 
Jun & Feb
Jun & Feb
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Beijing —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A traditional drink made from fermented mung beans. Traditional dumplings filled with meat or vegetables. A carefully prepared duck with crispy skin and juicy meat. Grilled lamb skewers seasoned with spicy cumin. Noodles topped with a redolent soybean paste sauce.
Traditional Local Food
Beijing (China)
Drink
Vegan
Douzhi
豆汁
do-jee
· Fermented mung bean milk
Main course
Meat
Jiaozi
饺子
jow-zuh
· Beijing style dumplings
Main course
Meat
Peking Duck
北京烤鸭
bay-jing khao-yah
· Roast duck with crispy skin
Street food
Meat
Yangrou Chuan
羊肉串
yang-row chwan
· Lamb skewers
Main course
Meat
Zhajiangmian
炸酱面
jah-jyang-myen
· Noodles with soybean paste
