China (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Hardcover)

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The world’s best-selling pocket guides have been fully revised and updated, featuring stunning new cover designs and freshly revised page layouts. This “Berlitz Pocket Guide” provides all the information you need to enjoy China. Clear colour-coded sections enable you to locate the information you need easily and full colour fold-out maps provide instant orientation wherever you are. The most popular attractions are highlighted and sport, shopping and entertainment are also detailed. “An Eating Out” section provides information on local specialities as well as useful Chinese vocabulary for ordering food and drinks. Accommodation for all budgets is recommended, along with other practical travel tips. Beautiful colour photographs accompany the text throughout, making this guide a pleasure to read before, during and after your visit.

From the Back Cover

Berlitz’s signature, pocket-size travel guide is designed for all types of travelers, from novice to experienced. Between the covers of this convenient book you’ll find extensive maps with 3-D icons of main sights, an index, and 16 pages of special hotel and restaurant recommendations catering to all budgest and tastes. There are also (where appropriate) hotel maps locating recommended establishments, and reference boxes which detail interesting and unique sights and attractions. Fold-out, quick-view front and back cover flaps display town plans or list the most frequently used local phrases and expressions. Available for over 100 destinations.
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These two fascinating cities reflect different aspects of China – Beijing is the traditional capital, the seat of political power and home to the ancient monuments of Imperial China; Shanghai is both a financial powerhouse and a city at the cutting edge of fashion with an interesting modern history. This DK Eyewitness Travel Guide provides in-depth coverage of these cities, including Beijing’s Great Wall and Forbidden City, Shanghai’s Bund and the French Concession, as well as the water towns of Suzhou and Hangzhou, graced with serene and timeless gardens and lakes. Explore China’s cultural heritage through richly illustrated features – on everything from Beijing Opera to Confucianism, Chinese Gardens and the Cultural Revolution. Illustrated food features highlight the differing regional cuisines, and resident China experts have provided detailed listings of the best places to stay and eat. Specially devised walking tours take you easily to the heart of these bustling, enigmatic and ultimately bewitching cities.
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Review

“Lonely Planet’s 2005 guide is excellent for its historical overview, the nitty-gritty of getting around…and its quirky cultural insights.” — Post-Standard, November 27, 2005

“Start with Lonely Planet’s…China guide.” — London Free Press, December 10, 2005
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Nobody knows China like Lonely Planet. Whether you want to sip cocktails in Shanghai, trek Tibet’s holy Mt Kailash or contemplate history at Xu’an’s Army of Terracotta Warriors, our 11th edition will guide you through the best of this jaw-dropping destination – and reveal more of it than any other guide.

In This Guide:

All-new color chapters feature treks, iconic sights and culinary delights
Comprehensive activities coverage, including new cycling trips and unforgettable river tours
Expert trustworthy knowledge from resident and specialist authors

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Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.

Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in China!

Experience the juxtaposition of ancient and new in Beijing, take a slow boat through the spectacular Three Gorges, or soak up the surreal landscape of Everest Base Camp: it’s no wonder that China’s tourism market is a booming $70 billion industry and growing. With more maps, a language guide, and in-depth illustrated features on local food, culture, and customs, our savvy coverage will enable travelers to unravel the mysteries of China.

·Updated regional planning pages provide an overview of the best travel destinations and address the logistics of a visit

·Chinese character translations of every recommended restaurant, hotel and nightclub in the country

·Expanded restaurant and hotel coverage on all of the most visited regions

·Completely updated dining and lodging reviews

·Personal recommedations on the most reliable tour guides in the country, where to find them, and how to book them

·Handy mini-essays, maps and images that highlight China’s cultural diversity and historic importance

Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews, and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.

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The DK travel guide helps you to get the most out of your trip to China, providing expert recommendations as well as detailed practical information. The opening chapter Introducing China maps the country and sets it in its historical and cultural context. Each of the seven regional sections is divided into area chapters that cover from one to three provinces each. Here you will find descriptions of the most important sights with maps, pictures and illustrations. Hotel and restaurant recommendations can be found in Travelers Needs . The Survival Guide contains practical information on everything from transport personal safety.
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This first-ever humorous travel guide on China both dishes the dirt on the myriad travel mishaps that may befall any unsuspecting tourist and explains how to avoid them! Possible danger zones debunked include airports, hotels, hospitals, taxis, and bathrooms. Readers will learn essential skills like how to haggle, exchange currencies, cross the street, decipher menus, say useful phrases in Chinese, and more. The guide comes complete with survival tips on etiquette, a map, and resource lists. Don’t leave home for China without it!

Veteran travelers Qin and Larry Herzberg are Chinese language and culture professors at Calvin College in Michigan.

About the Author

Larry and Qin Herzberg are a married couple, and are both professors of Chinese language and culture at Calvin College in Michigan. They travel to China every year, both with students and without.

Qin and Larry are a married couple, and are both professors of Chinese language and culture at Calvin College in Michigan. They travel to China every year, both with students and without.