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The Rough Guide to China 4 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
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by David Leffman, Simon Lewis, Jeremy Atiyah, and Simon Foster
Sales Rank: 143877
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Discount: 34 %
List Price: $29.99
$19.79
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 1272 pages
Published by: Rough GuidesEdition: 4th Edition November 21, 2005
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1843534797
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1843534792
Book Dimensions:
7.6 x 5.1 x 1.5 inches
Weighs: 1.5 pounds
Product Description
With over 1300 pages and 150 maps, the Rough Guide to China is the essential handbook to this vast and extraordinary country. In-depth coverage of the entire country, from buzzing Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai to the ethnic minority regions of the southwest and Tibet. The authors give expert practical advice for every budget on where to stay, where to find the best local cuisine and getting round by public transport. There are also invaluable translations into Chinese script of place names, accomodation and restaurants. The guide also gives a detailed background on China''s history, politics, cultures and peoples. "Best guidebook" Sunday Times "Historical and cultural erudition combined with down-to-earth practical advice puts this guide streets ahead of the competition" Watersone''s Books Quarterly.
Reader Reviews
Using solely this book as our guide, my girlfriend and I navigated Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Yangshuo, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong completely on our own without getting lost once. The maps are absolute life-savers (though they would be even more useful if they included the Chinese characters for the street names), the descriptions of place generally current and accurate (though they might have mentioned that, as of May of 2006, Yangshuo is no longer a mecca of calm and relaxation but rather a maddening gauntlet of pushy vendors and tourists), and it even provided enjoyable reading material on the long train rides. A lot of people in the anti-tour-group set go with Lonely Planet for whatever reason, but I'm very glad I picked this one up. Next trip: RUSSIA -- I'm picking up the Rough Guide for it now.
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