China,9780864427557

China

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ISBN13: 9780864427557
ISBN10: 0864427557
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-09-01
Publisher(s): Lonely Planet
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Summary

This handy travel guide contains more than 220 detailed maps with keys in English and Chinese script; an easy-to-use, wide-ranging Mandarin language section; thousands of places to stay and eat; and practical travel advice, tips and warnings. Covers Hong Kong, Macau, Tibet, and Inner Mongolia.

Table of Contents

The Authors 12(4)
Foreword 16(3)
Introduction 19(2)
Facts About China
21(58)
History
21(10)
Highlights in China
31(1)
Getaways
31(1)
Historic Architecture & Foreign Concessions
31(2)
Sacred Mountains & Nature Reserves
33(2)
Spectacular Sights
35(1)
Outdoor Activities
36(10)
Geography
46(2)
Climate
48(2)
Ecology & Environment
50(2)
Flora & Fauna
52(2)
Government & Politics
54(2)
Economy
56(1)
Population & People
56(3)
Education
59(1)
Arts
60(10)
Society & Conduct
70(2)
Religion
72(7)
Facts for the Visitor
79(60)
Planning
79(2)
Responsible Tourism
81(1)
Suggested Itineraries
81(1)
Visas & Documents
82(3)
Embassies
85(1)
Customs
86(1)
Money
87(2)
Post & Communications
89(4)
Books
93(2)
Internet Resources
95(1)
Films
96(1)
Newspapers & Magazines
96(1)
Radio & TV
97(1)
Video Systems
97(1)
Photography & Video
97(1)
Time
98(1)
Electricity
98(1)
Weights & Measures
99(1)
Laundry
99(1)
Health
99(15)
Toilets
114(1)
Women Travellers
115(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travellers
115(1)
Disabled Travellers
116(1)
Senior Travellers
116(1)
Travel With Children
117(1)
Useful Organisations
117(1)
Dangers
118(1)
Annoyances
119(2)
Legal Matters
121(2)
PSB
123(1)
Business Hours
124(1)
Public Holidays & Special Events
125(1)
Activities
126(5)
Courses
131(1)
Work
131(1)
Moving to China
132(1)
Accommodation
132(4)
Entertainment
136(1)
Spectator Sports
136(1)
Shopping
137(2)
Chinese Cuisine
139(11)
The Northern School
140(1)
The Eastern School
141(2)
The Western School
143(2)
The Southern School
145(1)
Food Etiquette
146(1)
Uyghur Food
147(1)
Drinks
148(2)
Getting There & Away
150(18)
Air
150(6)
Land
156(4)
Trans-Siberian Railway
160(4)
Sea
164(1)
Organised Tours
165(3)
Getting Around
168(15)
Air
168(1)
Bus
169(2)
Train
171(4)
Car & Motorcycle
175(1)
Bicycle
176(2)
Hitching
178(1)
Boat
179(1)
Local Transport
179(2)
Organised Tours
181(2)
Beijing
183(59)
History
183(3)
Orientation
186(1)
Information
186(2)
National Buildings & Monuments
188(10)
Parks & Gardens
198(2)
Museums & Galleries
200(1)
Temples & Mosques
201(2)
Other Places to See
203(5)
Places to Stay
208(1)
Place to Stay - Budget
208(2)
Places to Stay - Mid-Range
210(1)
Places to Stay - Top End
211(2)
Places to Eat
213(4)
Entertainment
217(3)
Shopping
220(2)
Getting There & Away
222(2)
Getting Around
224(4)
Around Beijing
228(1)
The Great Wall
228(10)
Shisan Ling
238(1)
Qing Dong Ling
239(1)
Tanzhe Si
239(1)
Peking Man Site
240(1)
Shidu
240(2)
Tianjin
242(17)
Around Tianjin
255(1)
Tanggu
255(2)
Jixian
257(1)
Pan Shan
258(1)
Tianzun Ge
258(1)
Wuqing
258(1)
Hebei
259(17)
Shijiazhuang
259(3)
Around Shijiazhuang
262(1)
Chengde
263(6)
Beidaihe
269(3)
Qinhuangdao
272(1)
Shanhaiguan
272(4)
Shandong
276(34)
Ji'nan
278(5)
Around Ji'nan
283(1)
Tai Shan
283(5)
Tai'an
288(3)
Around Tai'an
291(1)
Qufu
291(6)
Zouxian
297(1)
Linzi
297(1)
Qingdao
298(6)
Around Qingdao
304(1)
Yantai
305(3)
Penglai
308(1)
Weihai
309(1)
Jiangsu
310(47)
Nanjing
310(16)
Around Nanjing
326(1)
Zhenjiang
327(2)
Yangzhou
329(5)
Yixing Xian
334(1)
Dingshan
335(6)
Suzhou
341(9)
Around Suzhou
350(3)
Xuzhou
353(2)
Lianyungang
355(2)
Anhui
357(13)
Hefei
357(4)
Bozhou
361(5)
Tunxi
366(1)
Around Tunxi
367(1)
Jiuhua Shan
367(2)
Wuhu
369(1)
Guichi
369(1)
Shanghai
370(31)
History
370(1)
Government
371(1)
Economy
372(1)
Orientation
373(1)
Information
374(3)
The Bund
377(1)
French Concession
378(1)
Things to See
378(7)
Pudong Xinqu
385(2)
Places to Stay
387(4)
Places to Eat
391(2)
Entertainment
393(2)
Shopping
395(2)
Getting There & Away
397(2)
Getting Around
399(2)
Zhejiang
401(22)
Hangzhou
401(9)
Shaoxing
410(3)
Around Shaoxing
413(1)
Ningbo
413(3)
Putuoshan
416(3)
Xikou
419(1)
Wenzhou
420(2)
Tiantai Shan
422(1)
Chun'an Xian
422(1)
Fujian
423(17)
Fuzhou
423(5)
Xiamen
428(1)
Gulang Yu
429(5)
Yongding
434(1)
Quanzhou
434(2)
Around Quanzhou
436(1)
Meizhou
437(1)
Wuyi Shan
437(3)
Liaoning
440(20)
Shenyang
440(7)
Around Shenyang
447(1)
Dalian
448(7)
Around Dalian
455(1)
Bingyu Gou
456(1)
Dandong
456(3)
Around Dandong
459(1)
Jilin
460(13)
Changchun
460(5)
Jilin
465(3)
Around Jilin
468(1)
Changbai Shan
468(4)
Around Changbai Shan
472(1)
Heilongjiang
473(18)
Haerbin
473(10)
Around Haerbin
483(1)
Mudanjiang
483(1)
Jingpo Hu
483(1)
Suifenhe
484(1)
Wudalian Chi
485(1)
Heilongjiang Bianjing
486(2)
Qiqiha'er
488(1)
Zhalong Ziran Baohuqu
488(3)
Shanxi
491(17)
Taiyuan
491(4)
Around Taiyuan
495(1)
Pingyao
496(2)
Ruicheng
498(1)
Yuncheng
498(1)
Wutai Shan & Taihuai
499(3)
Datong
502(3)
Around Datong
505(3)
Shanxi (Shaanxi)
508(23)
Xi'an
508(11)
Around Xi'an
519(3)
Xianyang
522(4)
Yan'an
526(3)
Yulin
529(2)
Henan
531(20)
Zhengzhou
532(4)
Song Shan
536(3)
Luoyang
539(4)
Longmen Shiku
543(1)
Anyang
544(1)
Around Anyang
545(1)
Jigong Shan
546(1)
Kaifeng
546(5)
Hubei
551(15)
Wuhan
551(9)
Wudang Shan
560(1)
Shennogjia
561(1)
Yichang
561(5)
Jiangxi
566(15)
Jiujiang
574(2)
Lushan
576(2)
Yingtan
578(1)
Jinggang Shan
578(3)
Hunan
581(20)
Changsha
581(11)
Zhuzhou
592(1)
Yueyang
592(2)
Hengyang
594(1)
Heng Shan
595(1)
Huaihua
596(1)
Wulingyuan & Zhangjiajie
596(3)
Mengdonghe
599(2)
Hong Kong
601(42)
History & Politics
601(2)
Orientation
603(1)
Information
603(8)
Activities
611(1)
Organized Tours
612(1)
Getting There & Away
612(4)
Getting Around
616(3)
Kowloon
619(3)
Places to Stay
622(4)
Shopping
626(1)
Hong Kong Island
627(8)
Places to Stay
635(3)
Shopping
638(1)
New Territories
638(1)
Places to Stay
639(1)
Outlying Islands
640(3)
Macau
643(18)
Language
644(1)
Information
644(5)
Things to See
649(2)
Special Events
651(3)
Places to Stay
654(2)
Places to Eat
656(1)
Entertainment
657(1)
Shopping
658(1)
Getting There & Away
658(1)
Getting Around
659(2)
Guangdong
661(43)
Guangzhou
663(17)
Around Guangzhou
680(3)
Shenzhen
683(5)
Around Shenzhen
688(1)
Humen
688(1)
Zhuhai
688(4)
Around Zhuhai
692(1)
Zhongshan
693(1)
Around Zhongshan
693(1)
Zhaoqing
693(3)
Around Zhaoqing
696(1)
Zhanjiang
696(3)
Shantou
699(3)
Around Shantou
702(1)
Chaozhou
702(2)
Hainan Dao
704(13)
History
704(1)
Climate
704(1)
Population & People
704(1)
Orientation
705(2)
Haikou
707(4)
Wenchang
711(1)
Xinglong
711(1)
Xincun
711(1)
Sanya
712(3)
Tongzha
715(1)
Qiongzhong
716(1)
Guangxi
717(35)
Nanning
719(4)
Around Nanning
723(4)
Guilin
727(8)
Around Guilin
735(1)
Yangshuo
736(4)
Around Yangshuo
740(1)
Longsheng
741(3)
Sanjiang
744(1)
Liuzhou
745(3)
Wuzhou
748(4)
Guizhou
752(18)
History
752(1)
Festivals
752(1)
Guiyang
753(6)
Anshun
759(2)
Around Anshun
761(2)
Western Guizhou
763(1)
Kaili
764(2)
Around Kaili
766(1)
Chong'an
767(1)
Kaili to Liping
767(1)
Liping to Guilin
767(1)
Zunyi
767(3)
Yunnan
770(81)
History
770(2)
Kunming
772(14)
Around Kunming
786(4)
Shi Lin
790(3)
Lunan
793
Xiaguan
493(4)
Around Xiaguan
497(298)
Dali
795(6)
Around Dali
801(1)
Dali to Lijiang
802(1)
Lijiang
803(7)
Around Lijiang
810(7)
Zhongdian
817(2)
Around Zhongdian
819(1)
Deqin
819(1)
Around Deqin
820(1)
Xishuangbanna Region
820(2)
Special Events
822(1)
Simao
822(1)
Jinghong
822(7)
Around Jinghong
829(3)
Damenglong
832(2)
Around Damenglong
834(1)
Baoshan Region
835(1)
Baoshan
836(2)
Around Baoshan
838(1)
Tengchong
838(2)
Around Tengchong
840(2)
Dehong Region
842(1)
Yingjiang
842(1)
Ruili
843(3)
Around Ruili
846(1)
Wanding
847(2)
Mangshi
849(2)
Chongoing
851(12)
Chongqing City
851(9)
Dazu Xian
860(3)
Cruising Downriver
863(7)
Tickets
863(1)
Classes
864(1)
Fares
864(1)
Food
864(1)
The Route
865(5)
Sichuan
870(52)
Chengdu
872(16)
Around Chengdu
888(3)
Emei Shan
891(7)
Leshan
898(5)
Meishan
903(1)
Western Sichuan & The Road to Tibet
903(1)
Kangding
904(2)
Around Kangding
906(1)
Moxi
906(1)
Hailuogou Bingchuan Gongyuan
907(2)
Luding
909(1)
Sichuan-Tibet Highway - Northern Route
910(1)
Sichuan-Tibet Highway - Southern Route
911(2)
Northern Sichuan
913(1)
Songpan
914(2)
Huanglong
916(1)
Jiuzhai Gou
917(3)
Nanping
920(1)
Chengdu to Xiahe
921(1)
Xinjiang
922(40)
Urumqi
925(7)
Around Urumqi
932(1)
Daheyan
932(1)
Turpan
933(2)
Around Turpan
935(4)
Around Kuche
939(1)
South-West Xinjiang - Kashgaria
940(1)
Kashgar
940(10)
Karakoram Highway
950(1)
Southern Silk Road
950(1)
Yengisar
951(1)
Yarkand
951(1)
Karghilik
952(1)
Hotan
953(2)
Hotan to Golmud
955(1)
Northen Xinjiang
955(1)
Bu'erjin
955(3)
Jimunai
958(1)
Tacheng
958(1)
Yining
959(2)
Around Yining
961(1)
Gansu
962(27)
Lanzhou
962(6)
Around Lanzhou
968(1)
Linxia
969(1)
Xiahe
970(3)
Around Xiahe
973(1)
Hezuo
973(1)
Langmusi
974(1)
Hexi Corridor
974(1)
Jiayuguan
974(2)
Around Jiayuguan
976(1)
Liuyuan
977(1)
Dunhuang
978(3)
Around Dunhuang
981(3)
Eastern Gansu
984(1)
Pingliang
984(1)
Around Pingliang
985(1)
Maiji Shan & Tianshul
985(2)
Luomen
987(2)
Ningxia
989(10)
Yinchuan
989(5)
Around Yinchuan
994(1)
Zhongwei
994(2)
Around Zhongwei
996(1)
Guyuan
997(2)
Inner Mongolia
999(16)
History
999(3)
Hohhot
1002(3)
Around Hohhot
1005(1)
The Grasslands
1005(1)
Baotou
1006(3)
Around Baotou
1009(1)
Dongsheng
1010(1)
Around Dongsheng
1011(1)
Hailaer
1011(1)
Manzhouli
1012(2)
Around Manzhouli
1014(1)
Xanadu
1014(1)
Tibet
1015(19)
History
1015(2)
Trekking
1017(1)
Travel Restrictions
1018(1)
What to Bring
1018(1)
Dangers & Annoyances
1018(1)
Getting Around
1019(1)
Lhasa
1019(8)
Around Lhasa
1027(1)
Yarlung Valley
1028(1)
Yamdrok-Tso Lake
1029(1)
Gyantse
1029(1)
Shigatse
1029(3)
Sakya
1032(1)
Rongphu Monastery & Everest Base Camp
1032(1)
Tingri
1032(1)
Zhangmu
1033(1)
Zhangmu to Kodari
1033(1)
Qinghai
1034(10)
Xining
1036(3)
Around Xining
1039(2)
Golmud
1041(1)
Getting to Tibet
1042(2)
Language
1044(15)
Mandarin
1044(8)
Cantonese
1052(2)
Portuguese
1054(2)
Tibetian
1056(3)
Glossary 1059(7)
People
1062(3)
Historical Events
1065(1)
This Book 1066(1)
Acknowledgments 1067(10)
Index 1077(1)
Text
1077(10)
Boxed Text
1087

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