Having read all the horror stories about Beijing taxis, I dreaded giving instructions in my skeletal Mandarin that I wanted to go to Xiao Wang Fu restaurant in Ritan. The driver was unexpectedly helpful, and stopped four times to ask people near the park what entrance to use and where the restaurant was. Later I regretted giving him only a 10rmb tip, as the alternative was to be dumped at the wrong entrance of a large nearly unlighted park.