Beijing traffic tips during Olympic
Arrival in Beijing Capital International Airport
When flying to Beijing from overseas, you will land at the recently opened Terminal 3, which is the largest building in the world. That means a few walking from distant gates.
The arrival process is convenient and streamlined. You have no longer to complete blanks of the "health form" but, you need to walk through the infrared sensors that scan everyone to see if you have an abnormal temperature and signs of fever. The notices say, "Taking temperature."
Then you will come to the immigration that the procedure is much the same as the U.S. If you have the Olympic credentials, you can have the priority queues. Your steps should be quick to move through the. While the immigration officer checks your passport, you can rate the immigration officer for the service, and also reflect your immigration experience by pressing the buttons in front of you - from smiley to frowning face.
The next is customs. You are supposed to fill out a special customs declaration form for gears that you are carrying and have them validated by the Chinese embassy or consulate in your countries. Or you don’t make the customs declaration by exiting from the green channel. As travelers, we recommend you to do the declaration since you don’t work or have a long stay in China.
Traffic
We have to say that Beijing traffic is terrible. You will experience the traffic jams as the other big cities at rush hour. However, the traffic will not be a problem during the Games, because of the road traffic control. There will open the Olympics-only lanes and carry out the odd-even traffic rules. That is to say that half of the cars will not be on the road on any given day: if the last number of the licensed plate is an odd number, the car can only drive on odd dates, and vice versa. Click here to see more Beijing Subway Map
Taxis
All cabs are metered and fairly inexpensive. Most of the drivers can not speak English, so it is better to have your destinations written in Chinese on a card or something that you can show to the driver. You can ask the hotel stuff to prepare the notes for you. Receipts are printed out in the taxi both in Chinese and English. Often, there is an English recording: thanking you for using the taxi service and reminding you to take all your belongings.
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