Originally Posted by
mduell
The only thing I found really difficult in Beijing as a non-Chinese speaker was the taxis. Have your hotel write out business cards with each destination you may want to go to so you can show those to the taxi driver.
I prefer to give people maps, circle places of interest, and send them on their way. This way, in addition to the driver knowing the way, so do my guests (Beijing's layout is about as idiot proof as they come).