I want to learn how to use the Metro, which should make getting around big, crowded, polluted Beijing a lot easier, and I couldn’t ask for more than this site provides, from instructions to photos, a recording of the station announcements and even a clip with the Chinese for “Where’s the nearest subway station?” All the news stories about how Beijing cab drivers are learning English, and manners, seem grossly exaggerated, but this does bode well for 2008: The Beijing Guide: Subway System Virtual Tour.