Beijing Area

Asian Games Village Tennis Center

18 Beichen North Road

Asian GamesVillage

Tel: +86-10 6492-1188 ext. 6140, 6141

Rates: RMB150 per hour

Facilities: Three indoor courts

Sino-Japanese Youth Exchange Center

40 Liangmaqiao Lu

Chaoyang District

Tel: +86-10 6466-3311 ext. 3185

Reservations are required three days in advance.

Rates --

Mondays to Fridays: RMB70

Saturdays and Sundays: RMB90

Facilities: Six outdoor courts

Beijing International Club

21 Jianguomenwai Dajie

Chaoyang District

Tel: +86-10 6532-2046

Hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (daily)

Rates --

Mondays to Fridays: RMB120 (8 to 10 a.m.); RMB150 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.); RMB200 (5 to 9 p.m.)

Weekends and public holidays: RMB200 (8 a.m. to 9 p.m.)

Reservations must be made in person.

Facilities: Two indoor courts

Beijing International Golf Club (Ming Tombs Golf Course)

Changping County

(north of the Ming Tombs Reservoir)

Tel: +86-10 6076-2288

Rates --

Mondays to Fridays: RMB650

Weekends: RMB1,100

Caddy fee: RMB1,120

Hours:

• 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Mondays to Fridays);
• subject to availability on weekends (must start before 1:30 p.m. to finish a game)

Beijing International Golf Course is said to be one of the finest golf courses in Beijing.

Huatang International Golf Club

Beijing Dongyanjiao Development Zone Beijing

Tel: +86-10 6159-3932/3933

Location: Take Jingtong Expressway

1 km past the Jingha toll gate

Open to the public

Rates --

Weekdays: RMB480

Weekends: RMB960

Driving range:

• RMB50 (entrance fee);
• RMB15 per 24 balls

Facilities: International-standard 18-hole championship golf course

Beijing Twenty-First Century Hotel

40 Liangmaqiao Lu

Chaoyang District

Tel: +86-10 6466-3311 ext.3186

Hours: in winter, noon to 9:45 p.m. daily; in summer, noon to midnight, daily

Admission: RMB50 (unlimited); RMB40/hour; RMB500/month

Facilities: 50-meter pool

China World Hotel

1 Jianguomenwai Dajie

Chaoyang District

Tel: +86-10 6505-2266

Hours: 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Rates --

Mondays to Thursdays:

• RMB10 (11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.);
• RMB15 (2 to 7 p.m.);
• RMB30 (after 7 p.m.);
• RMB10 (11:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.)

Fridays to Sundays:

• RMB20 (11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.);
• RMB30 (7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.);
• RMB10 (11:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.)
  

Holiday Inn Lido

Jichang RoadJiangtai Road

Chaoyang District

Tel: +86-10 6437-6688

Hours: 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.

Rates --

Mondays to Fridays:

• RMB10 (before 2 p.m.);
• RMB15 (2 to 7 p.m.);
• RMB20 (after 7 p.m.)

Weekends:

• RMB10 (before 2 p.m.);
• RMB20 (after 2 p.m.)

Beijing is a cycler's city, with special bike lanes throughout the capital. Be careful in areas where you have to enter city traffic. Driving in Beijing is chaotic. Major hotels have bicycles available for rent.

Le Cool Ice Skating

China World Tower Two

1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang

Tel: +86-10 6505-3551

Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Rates: RMB20 to RMB40/hour

Beijing Green Equestrian Club

North Bank of the WenyuRiver

1 km. east (turn right coming from the city) in Lijing Garden Villa

Jichangfu Lu, Chaoyang District

Tel: +86-10 6457-7166, 6459-2804

Hours: 8:30 a.m. until dark

Rate: RMB150/hour