Your holiday starts the moment you open the guide …
"The best guide available. Packed to the brim with colour photos, maps and essential information." Amazon Reader review.
This new fully-updated Eyewitness Travel Guide reveals the magnificence of China's greatest sights, including in-depth coverage of the Forbidden City and Terracotta Soldiers. The guide provides expert tips for visiting the Great Wall, cruising through the stunning Yangzi Three Gorges, and exploring the ultra-modern cities of Shanghai and Hong Kong. Explore China's cultural heritage through richly illustrated features – on everything from Beijing Opera to Confucianism, calligraphy and the cult of Mao. The best places to stay and eat have been provided by resident experts and recommendations on regional specialities will ensure that China’s best dishes don’t miss your palate. With cutaways and floor plans of all the major sights, markets and festivals listed town by town, walks, scenic routes and themed tours, experience the diverse flavours of China with The Eyewitness Travel Guide.
Winner of the Guardian & Observer `Best Guide Books' Award and Wanderlust Magazine Silver Award for 'Top Guidebook'
- ISBN10 1405320907
- ISBN13 9781405320900
- Publish Date 1 February 2008
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 October 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint DK Eyewitness Travel
- Format Paperback
- Pages 672
- Language English