Outdoor Sports in Beijing

Tennis

Asian Games Village Tennis Center
18 Beichen North Road
Asian Games Village
Tel: +86-10 6492-1188 ext. 6140, 6141
Rates: RMB150 per hour
Facilities: Three indoor courts

Beijing International Club
21 Jianguomenwai Dajie
Chaoyang District
Tel: +86-10 6532-2046
Hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (daily)
Rates --
Mondays to Fridays: RMB120 (8 to 10 a.m.); RMB150 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.); RMB200 (5 to 9 p.m.)
Weekends and public holidays: RMB200 (8 a.m. to 9 p.m.)
Reservations must be made in person.
Facilities: Two indoor courts

Sino-Japanese Youth Exchange Center
40 Liangmaqiao Lu
Chaoyang District
Tel: +86-10 6466-3311 ext. 3185
Reservations are required three days in advance.
Rates --
Mondays to Fridays: RMB70
Saturdays and Sundays: RMB90
Facilities: Six outdoor courts

Golf

Beijing International Golf Club (Ming Tombs Golf Course)
Changping County
(north of the Ming Tombs Reservoir)
Tel: +86-10 6076-2288
Rates --
Mondays to Fridays: RMB650
Weekends: RMB1,100
Caddy fee: RMB1,120
Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Mondays to Fridays); subject to availability on weekends (must start before 1:30 p.m. to finish a game)
Beijing International Golf Course is said to be one of the finest golf courses in Beijing.

Huatang International Golf Club
Beijing Dongyanjiao Development Zone Beijing
Tel: +86-10 6159-3932/3933
Location: Take Jingtong Expressway
1 km past the Jingha toll gate
Open to the public
Rates --
Weekdays: RMB480
Weekends: RMB960
Driving range: RMB50 (entrance fee); RMB15 per 24 balls
Facilities: International-standard 18-hole championship golf course

Swimming

Beijing Twenty-First Century Hotel
40 Liangmaqiao Lu
Chaoyang District
Tel: +86-10 6466-3311 ext.3186
Hours: in winter, noon to 9:45 p.m. daily; in summer, noon to midnight, daily
Admission: RMB50 (unlimited); RMB40/hour; RMB500/month
Facilities: 50-meter pool

Bowling

China World Hotel
1 Jianguomenwai Dajie
Chaoyang District
Tel: +86-10 6505-2266
Hours: 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Rates --
Mondays to Thursdays: RMB10 (11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.); RMB15 (2 to 7 p.m.); RMB30 (after 7 p.m.); RMB10 (11:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.)
Fridays to Sundays: RMB20 (11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.); RMB30 (7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.); RMB10 (11:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.)

Holiday Inn Lido
Jichang Road Jiangtai Road
Chaoyang District
Tel: +86-10 6437-6688
Hours: 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Rates --
Mondays to Fridays: RMB10 (before 2 p.m.); RMB15 (2 to 7 p.m.); RMB20 (after 7 p.m.)
Weekends: RMB10 (before 2 p.m.); RMB20 (after 2 p.m.)

Bicycling

Beijing is a cycler's city, with special bike lanes throughout the capital. Be careful in areas where you have to enter city traffic. Driving in Beijing is chaotic. Major hotels have bicycles available for rent.

Ice Skating

Le Cool Ice Skating
China World Tower Two
1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang
Tel: +86-10 6505-3551
Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Rates: RMB20 to RMB40/hour

Horseback Riding

Beijing Green Equestrian Club
North Bank of the Wenyu River
1 km. east (turn right coming from the city) in Lijing Garden Villa
Jichangfu Lu, Chaoyang District
Tel: +86-10 6457-7166, 6459-2804
Hours: 8:30 a.m. until dark
Rate: RMB150/hour