http://www.trippert.comTrippert : share and blog your trips120 http://www.trippert.com/article/1523:Beijing+-+Off+the+Beaten+TrackBeijing is massive. Most people stay well within the reach of the 5th Ring Road (unless it's a day trip to Badaling or the Ming Tombs). As a result, they're missing out on the real "great outdoors" -- on the outskirts of Beijing.And we're talking about the bits of Beijing that sometimes don't even makeTue, 14 August 2007 20:10:00 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/258:beijing+yu+yuan+da+xuebeijing yu yuan da xue, known as the beijing language and culture university, and formerly known as beijing yu yuan wen hua da xue, is a school fraught with both locals and foreigners. many students live on campus and a good amount live off. during the summer, they offer 4, 5, and 6 week courses of mandarin from an introductory level (a0)Mon, 07 August 2006 08:34:00 America/New_York