Note: most of this info should also be relevant for life in Shanghai or any other first tier Chinese city.
Visa regulations have tightened again in recent years with the Chinese government trying to control the influx of foreigners. Time to look at a short history of the modern Chinese visa.
Beijing is an exotic city. Here are 9 bits of information you may or may not know about.
Deutschsprachige Schüler und Studenten haben die Qual der Wahl bei Klassenfahrten und Studienreisen; wie wär´s mit Peking?