Chinese Land And Travel

China
7th Edition
Published September 2000
1088 pp / 32 pp color / 220 maps
 

- Traveling Guide

by Caroline Liou

China is a fascinating and perplexing empire of stark contrasts: communist bastion and economic powerhouse; misty hilltops and scorched landscapes; yak-herding Tibetan villages and teeming industrial sprawl. Let this groundbreaking guide immerse you in the culture, customs and cuisine of the oldest civilization on the planet.

• more than 220 maps with English and Chinese, plus city maps featuring Chinese script
• user-friendly Mandarin, Cantonese, Tibetan, Uyghur and Portuguese language chapter
• thousands of places to stay, from backpackers' meccas and secluded monasteries to Shanghai's swanky suites

Price: US$29.99

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