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

• Basics: 10
• Map and chapter list: 14
• Visas and red tape: 21
• Rough Guide: 26
• Costs money and banks: 32
• Accommodation: 40
• Eating and drinking: 48
• Communications: 54
• Crime and personal safety: 60
• Directory: 66
• 691171: 72
• B Basics: 73
• music and a detailed further reading: 74
• Expressway: 80
• Language: 82
• City transport: 84
• Accommodation: 91
• The Forbidden City: 99
• Along Changan: 110
• Zoo Big Bell Temple: 117
• Nightlife and entertainment: 125
• Listings: 135
• 3: 154
• Major road: 161
• Path: 169
• The Yellow River 226369: 180
• Dongbei: 187
• Basics: 189
• Datong: 232
• 6: 235
• Wutai Shan: 243
• CONTENTS: 260
• Around Xian: 271
• Luoyang: 301
• Zhengzhou and around: 316
• Kaifeng: 322
• Jinan: 329
• Railway: 331
• Taian and Tai Shan: 335
• Qufu and around: 344
• Qingdao and around: 353
• Yantai and around: 366
• Shanghai: 371
• 6: 379
• Jiangzu and Zhejiang: 415
• The Yangzi basin: 507
• Listings 411: 591
• Point of interest: 601
• Guangzhou: 623
• Templemonastery: 637
• Pagoda: 655
• Mosque: 678
• Ningbo and beyond 489: 704
• Macau: 713
• The Outlying Islands: 746
• Shopping: 757
• Arrival information: 767
• Convent: 770
• The islands: 777
• Internet access food security public: 780
• Guangxi and Guizhou: 783
• Ruins: 879
• Yunnan: 882
• 12: 918
• The Northwest: 985
• Tibet: 1113
• Viewpoint: 1151
• Contexts: 1174
• Sichuan: 1176
• Contexts: 1179
• Chinese beliefs: 1198
• Music: 1223
• Books: 1238
• Useful words and phrases: 1259
• KAZAKHSTAN: 1265
• Index: 1278
• Waterfall: 1279
• 737: 1281

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 / China