This website for people living in Beijing is a treasure chest of useful and up-to-date information. It has the expat magazine "That's Beijing" online, classifieds, directories, a talk forum and tonnes of other stuff. Newcomers to Beijing should check it out at the first available opportunity.
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Use the restaurant section for where not to go. Enjoy small local restaurants that offer good quality for much less. realchina hit the nail on the head there. Also, avoid the forums unless you want to partake in mostly racist/intolerant banter dominated by a select few who seem to enjoy spending their entire time in China complaining about it. The That's Beijing website URL has changed to www.thebeijinger.com
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