Beijing

Beijing (北京市) is the capital city of the People's Republic of China.

Apple in Beijing
Apple's offices in Beijing are located on the 9th floor of New China Insurance Tower, on in Beijing (effective May 1, 2005). They used to be located on the 17th floor of Full Link Plaza, on in Beijing (朝阳门外大街 丰联广场十七层).

Public Presence
Once considered rare, Apple advertisements began appearing in many places in Beijing, promoting the iPod, and later, the iPhone.

Apple Stores in Beijing
There are five Apple retail stores (苹果零售店) and numerous Apple Authorised Retailers (苹果授权经销商) in Beijing.

Macintosh user groups in Beijing
There is a loosely organised Macintosh user group, MacFans Beijing, and a more rigidly organised Beijing Macintosh User Group (北京麦金塔用户会). Among other groups are China Final Cut User Group and AppleFans Association of Peking University (北大苹果电脑爱好者协会).

Transportation

 * Air: Beijing Airport is 20 km to the northeast of the city and can be reached via the Airport Expressway.
 * Road: 9 existing and 6 projected expressways link to central Beijing from other parts of the municipality and from all over the nation.
 * Rail: There are two major railway stations, Beijing Railway Station and Beijing West Railway Station.