China

David Leffman, Simon Lewis, Jeremy Atiyah

Rough Guides, 2003 - Travel - 1290 pages

With over 1300 pages and 158 maps, The Rough Guide to China covers all corners of this vast country - from the booming cities of Shanghai and Beijing to the remote regions of the southwest and the oasis towns of the Silk Road. The authors give practical advice for every budget on where to stay, where to find the best local cuisine and getting round by public transport. There is also background on China's history, politics, cultures and peoples.

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Contents

• 967: 10
• Rough Guide: 26
• Contexts: 59
• Beijing and around 72147: 73
• This is the heart of the Rough Guide: 74
• Language: 82
• City transport: 84
• Tiananmen Square: 91
• The language section gives useful: 107
• North of Tiananmen: 112
• Eating: 120
• Listings: 134
• Beijing and around 69147: 147
• Hebei and Tianjin 148185: 148
• Dongbei 186225: 186
• 186225: 190
• Dalian and around: 201
• The Yellow River: 227
• Wutai Shan: 242
• Taiyuan and around: 249
• Pingyao and Shuanglin Si: 255
• Between Pingyao and Xian: 261
• Around Xian: 271
• Hua Shan: 299
• Zhengzhou and around: 312
• Jinan: 329
• Taian and Tai Shan: 335
• Qufu and around: 346
• Qingdao and around: 352
• Yantai and around: 363
• The Yellow River 226369: 369
• Shanghai 370413: 370
• Shanghai: 371
• Information: 380
• Accommodation: 387
• The Old City: 395
• North of Suzhou Creek: 401
• Shopping: 410
• Suzhou and around: 419
• Hangzhou: 471
• Jiangzu and Zhejiang 414505: 505
• The Yangzi basin 506589: 589
• Fujian Guangdong: 590
• Quanzhou and around: 601
• Southwestern Fujian: 615
• Northern Guangdong: 659
• Eastern Guangdong: 666
• Western Guangdong: 677
• Haikou and eastern Hainan: 683
• Sanya and southern Hainan: 691
• Statue: 695
• Tongshi and the highlands: 698
• Fujian Guangdong and Hainan Island 590703: 703
• RUSSIA: 705
• Wall: 732
• CONTENTS: 742
• Airport: 763
• Hong Kong and Macau 704781: 781
• KAZAKHSTAN: 783
• Guangxi and Guizhou 782849: 849
• MONGOLIA: 851
• Point of interest: 913
• Yunnan 850917: 917
• KIRGYZISTAN: 919
• Sichuan and Chongqing 918983: 983
• 13: 985
• Templemonastery: 1042
• Pagoda: 1058
• 850917: 1084
• The Northwest 9841111: 1111
• Tibet 11121171: 1112
• 14: 1113
• Tibet: 1120
• Convent: 1123
• 5: 1128
• Tower: 1132
• Ruins: 1151
• Contexts: 1174
• Sichuan: 1176
• Traditional Chinese medicine: 1204
• Astrology: 1210
• NEPAL: 1213
• 1218: 1244
• Chinese: 1255
• Index: 1277
• Waterfall: 1279

About the author

Rough Guides are written by expert authors who are passionate about both writing and travel. They have detailed knowledge of the areas they write about--having either traveled extensively or lived there--and their expertise shines through on every page. It's priceless information, delivered with wit and insight, providing the down-to-earth, honest read that is the hallmark of Rough Guides.

Bibliographic information

• Title: China; H guides; ROUGH GUIDE CHINA; Rough Guide Travel Guides; Rough guides
• Authors: David Leffman, Simon Lewis, Jeremy Atiyah
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Rough Guides, 2003
• ISBN: 1843530198, 9781843530190
• Length: 1290 pages
• Subjects: Travel / Asia / East / China