Beijing has a population of 20M+, and it has a lot to offer. The thing to realize about Beijing is that different groups of westerners tend to hang out in different parts of the city. Here is a map which is a very rough guide to where the different groups tend to congregate. Please be advised that the best way to get around Beijing nowadays is via the subway, the roads are terribly congested during the rush hour. So are the subways at rush hour. If you can avoid traveling on the subway during peak rush hours, then that's best.OK, here are some of the areas:The area between Guomao and Dawanglu on Line 1 is in Beijing's Central Business District and is where the business people tend to hang out. Even many of the Chinese are fluent in English, and there are nice department stores and restaurants in the area, centered on Xinkong Place u65b0u5149u5929u5730uff0du5173u4e8eu65b0u5149u5929u5730. Very upscale.The main restaurants and bars are inu00a0 Sanlitun. Get off at Gongtibeilu on Line 10 and walk east. If you get confused, just look for the Apple Store at Sanlitun Village. There are a lot of restaurants, bars and westerners in that area. If you want to see wild extravagant nightlife and partying, go to Suzy Wong's near Chaoyang Park Club Suzie Wong.If you are into the independent backpacker, independent music scene then you will want tou00a0 want to take the Line 2 and get off at Andingmen. Go south on Andingmen, and you will be about 20 minutes walk away from Nanluoguxiang FlipNomad - Budget Travel Blog, which is very popular with tourists. Lots of small bars and restaurants. The people who tend to hang out there are musicians, artists and translators.The Beijing hi-tech scene is at Zhongguancun (No. 4 Line) in Beijing's northwest. Sina, Baidu, etc. are all there. There are much fewer westerners, but it is close to Tsinghua University, which is like China's Harvard and MIT all rolled into one.Hope this helps.