Is there any difference between beginning a sentence with 在北京游览 and （你）在北京游览（时候/时）? In my learning book Easy Steps to Chinese 4 textbook you can see the sentence:

在北京游览，乘坐什么交通工具比较方便。

For the first part of the sentence, 在北京游览 means &quot;visiting/touring Beijing&quot; but is this a shortcut of 你在北京游览的时候  or  你在北京游览时?  Is there any difference between these three sentences? Could I say 在吃饭，我用筷子。 Any grammar reference?
在北京游览，乘坐什么交通工具比较方便。
(When) On tour in Beijing, the public transportation system is relatively convenient.

在北京游览，is a general reference, not aimed at any specific 你, so no 你 is mentioned.

Chinese is direct, "在吃饭，我用筷子。" is wordy. Try:

我用筷子吃饭。

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