| Brief Description: | Travel Guide - China
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 civilisation 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 |