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

• Getting there: 11
• Visas and red tape: 21
• Rough Guide: 26
• Costs money and banks: 32
• Accommodation: 43
• O Beijing and around 72147: 71
• O Beijing and around 69147: 73
• The Great Wall: 138
• South and west of Beijing: 144
• Contents: 149
• Dongbei 186225: 187
• O Dongbei: 222
• O The Yellow River 226369: 227
• Shanghai 370413: 370
• Jiangsu and Zhejiang: 415
• O The Yangzi basin 506589: 507
• o tour of China The introduction aims to eat and drink and details: 522
• O Fujian Guangdong: 591
• O Hong Kong: 705
• Guangxi: 783
• Yunnan 850917: 851
• O Yunnan 850917: 917
• Sichuan: 919
• KAZAKHSTAN tw1 X W: 924
• 7 MONGOLIA f: 932
• SOUTH: 948
• rv YV: 976
• The Northwest 9841111: 985
• The Northwest 9841111: 993
• f: 998
• Tibet 11121171: 1112
• Tibet 11121171: 1113
• Contexts 11731252: 1174
• Architecture: 1216
• Martial arts 1206 Film: 1238
• Food and drink terms: 1259
• Index 1276129O: 1277

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; 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 / China