China Guide
Hebei
Getting around
Downtown and the old concession areas are just small enough to explore on foot, which is fortunate, as the bus network is both complicated and overcrowded, though bus maps are available around the train stations.
An alternative to the fiendish bus system is the subway (from ¥2 per journey), which runs south from the West train station, stopping near the Drum Tower and along Nanjing Lu, which is close to the main downtown shopping area. Taxis are plentiful – ¥10 is sufficient for most journeys around town.