About Immersion Guides

Immersion Guides is Beijing‘s leading publisher of English-language guidebooks and maps, notably the 620-page Insider‘s Guide to Beijing (now in its fifth edition). Read more...
beijingkids Family Guide
September 01, 2009
Making your home in a foreign city like Beijing can be a daunting task. That’s why beijingkids magazine, the city’s longest-running expat family publication, and the critically acclaimed Immersion Guides have teamed up to create the beijingkids Family Guide. Tapping the aggregate knowledge of hundreds of English-speaking families and experts, this one-of-a-kind guide is packed with information and advice parents can’t afford to live without. Consult these pages to: · Help your children beat the relocation blues, thrive in school, embrace the China experience, and stay healthy; · Find up-to-date listings of Beijing’s most family-friendly hospitals, schools, stores, restaurants and more; · Interview an ayi, order a banquet and chat at the playground using the Mandarin language chapter; · Discover fun activities for kids of all ages, from sightseeing to sports, acting camps to cooking classes, and weekend retreats to China adventures. Whether you’re a newly arrived family searching for the right school, a first-time mom who can’t find a birthing class, or a seasoned expat who’s run out of playtime options for the kids, you’ll find the answers you seek in the beijingkids Family Guide. Get the most out of family life in Beijing with this indispensable resource.
Ich Bin Ein Beijinger
June 24, 2009

“Kaiser Kuo could make anyone want to be a Beijinger. The humor in his columns — part acid, part warm — is a perfect match for the city. And he's serious, too, without ever being heavy. “Ich Bin” improved my own life in Beijing, and it's also a great way to understand the city from afar.”

— James Fallows, National Correspondent for The Atlantic and author of Postcards From Tomorrow Square: Reports from China

“Kaiser Kuo is a Beijing rat, a denizen of the dark corners, sooty hutongs, and dusty courtyards of China's capital. Few foreigners have his feel for the place. Trail along with him as he scampers through the city's heart, ferretting out its secrets, digging out its riddles. Kuo is the perfect guide to this amazing new world.”

— John Pomfret, former Washington Post Beijing bureau chief and author of
Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of the New China

In this essay collection, Kaiser Kuo draws on the unique experiences and insight gained in the course of 13-plus years' residence in Beijing — as a rock star, journalist, multinational executive and doting dad — to create a poignant, humorous and delightfully engaging portrait of contemporary Beijing and its residents.

Available in stores around Beijing or by delivery to your home, office, or hotel.
To order a copy, call (86) 010 5820 7101 or e-mail distribution@immersionguides.com

Dine like a local with Beijing Eats!
January 14, 2009

The ultimate English language guide to Beijing’s Chinese restaurants is finally here! Beijing Eats – A Food-Lover's Companion to China's Culinary Capital is your guide to 140 of Beijing’s best Chinese restaurants, covering 31 regional and historic cuisines.

Beijing Eats is written by Eileen Wen Mooney, a long-time Beijing resident and food writer. She has a deep love of Chinese food, years of experience and a fierce determination to seek out authenticity in the preparation and serving of food. That means Beijing Eats takes you to places that few foreigners go to, and offers you a unique chance to dine like a Beijing local in the know.

Each Chinese regional cooking style has its own chapter, with cultural information and expert descriptions of classic regional dishes, plus Eileen’s picks of the best restaurants. The names of all dishes and ingredients are in Chinese and pinyin as well as English, and naturally, addresses are bilingual too.

With Beijing Eats, choosing and finding restaurants is a breeze. You can select the cuisine that interests you, then find the most convenient restaurant using the book’s nine color maps. Every one of the restaurants is clearly located with a numbered location point.

Beijing Eats is available for RMB 100 at various bookstores around town – see the order page for a complete list of the stores where you can find it. You can also contact our Distribution Manager Zoe Wang on 5820 7101 or e-mail her for more details on how to get a copy.