Insight Guides Pocket China (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

Perfect day itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package.

Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in China, from top attractions like the Forbidden City, Beihai Park, the Great Wall, the Bund and West Lake to hidden gems, including Lijiang. 

Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring China

- Cultural: delve into the region's rich heritage and get to know its modern-day life and people
- Inspirational: discover where to go and what to do, highlighted with stunning photography
- Practical: get around with ease with a free pull-out map featuring key attractions
- Informative: plan your visit with an A to Z of advice on everything from transport to tipping
- Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy-reading experience
- Covers: Beijing, the Northeast and Inner Mongolia, Northern Heartlands, Shanghai the Lower Yangzi, Southern China, Southwest China and Northwest China. 

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• East Asia
• Travel
• Far East
• East
• Asia
• China

Informations

• Publié par: APA
• Date de parution: 01 juillet 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 5
• EAN13: 9781839050381
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to China, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of China, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in China are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of China. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
© 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
China’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Tour Of China
Introduction
Language and ‘Chineseness’
Geography and Climate
Teeming Cities
Exploiting the Land
The Great Leap Forward
The ‘Second Revolution’
Life on the Farm
Tourist Excursions
Eating and Shopping
Exotic Entertainment
Notes about Spelling
A Brief History
The First Dynasties
The Chinese Empire
The Three Kingdoms
The Glory of the Tang
The Song Dynasty
Under Mongol Rule
The Brilliance of Ming
Pigtails and Prosperity
War with Japan
The Bitter Years of War
Imposing the New Order
The Republic after Mao
Contemporary China
China’s Century
Historical Highlights
Where To Go
Beijing
Beijing in History
Sightseeing
Tiananmen Square
Forbidden City (Gu Gong)
Parks and Pavilions
Temple of Heaven Park
Top Temples
An Ancient Observatory, Zoo and Aquarium
Hutong and Courtyards
Shopping Districts
The Summer Palace
The 2008 Olympics
Excursions from Beijing
The Great Wall
The Ming Tombs
The Eastern Qing Tombs
Shanhaiguan
Tianjin
Chengde
The Northeast and Inner Mongolia
Dalian
Shenyang
Harbin
Daoli Old Town
Ice and Snow Festival
Hohhot
The Grasslands
Northern Heartlands
Datong
The Yungang Caves
Shijiazhuang
Taiyuan
Pingyao
Jinan and Taishan
Qufu
Qingdao
German Town
Yantai
Kaifeng
Zhengzhou
Luoyang
The Longmen Caves
Shaolin
Xi’an
The City Wall
Religious Sites
Museums
Pagodas
Excursions from Xi’an
Terracotta Warriors
Huaqing Hot Springs
Qianling Tombs
Yan’an
Shanghai
Shanghai in History
The Port and Bund
Around Nanjing Road
The Old City
The French Quarter
‘New’ Shanghai: Pudong
Outlying Sights
Entertainment and Cuisine
The Lower Yangzi
Suzhou
Suzhou’s Gardens
Wuxi
Wuxi’s Gardens
Lake Tai
Hangzhou
West Lake
From Monastery to Plantation
Longjing Tea
Ningbo
Nanjing
Nanjing Sights
Around Nanjing
Huangshan
Wuhan
Wuhan Sights
Southern China
Guangzhou
Guangzhou in History
Parks and Monuments
Shamian Island
Shenzhen
Hainan
Hunan Province
Shaoshan
Elsewhere in Hunan
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province
Mt Lushan
Xiamen
Gulangyu Island
Fuzhou
Southwest China
Guilin
Limestone Pinnacles
Li River Boat Trip
Yangshuo
Huangguoshu Falls, Guizhou Province
Chengdu
Leshan
Mt Emei
Chongqing
Chongqing Sights
Excursions from Chongqing
Yangzi River Cruise
The Dazu Caves
Kunming
Lake Dian
The Stone Forest
Dali
Around Dali
Lijiang
Shangri-la
Xishuangbanna
Northwest China
Lanzhou
Dunhuang
The Mogao Caves
Crescent Moon Lake
Jiayuguan
Turpan
Excursions from Turpan
Urumqi
Around Urumqi
Kashgar
Lhasa
What To Do
Shopping
What to Buy
Entertainment
Chinese Opera
Puppets, Acrobats and Folklore Groups
Concerts and Ballet
Nightlife
Traditional Festivals
Eating Out
What to Eat
Restaurants
When to Eat
Surviving a Banquet
Regional Cuisines
Conventions of the Table
What to drink
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation
Airports
B
Bicycle Hire
Budgeting for Your Trip
C
Car Hire
Climate
Clothing
Crime and Safety
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies in Beijing
Emergencies
G
Gay and Lesbian Travellers
Getting There
Guides and Tours
H
Health and Medical Care
L
Language
Laundry and Dry Cleaning
Lost Property
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening Hours
P
Police
Post Offices
Public Holidays
T
Telephone, email and internet
Time Zones
Toilets
Tourist Information
Transport
V
Visa and Entry Requirements
W
Websites
Y
Youth Hostels


China’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
Getty Images

Li River
Take a boat trip to see river life against a stunning backdrop. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
Lee Hin Mun/Apa Publications

The Great Wall of China
It winds from the Yellow Sea to the Gobi Desert. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #3
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The Forbidden City
This vast area was the Imperial Palace of the Ming dynasty. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
Brice Minnigh/Apa Publications

Terracotta warriors
An emperor’s 2,000-year-old army, near Xi’an. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #5
Shutterstock

Lijiang
A lovely old village with a stunning mountain backdrop. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #6
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Lhasa
Centre for Tibetan culture, site of the imposing Potala Palace. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
David Shen-Kai/Apa Publications

Suzhou
Famous for its canals and classical gardens. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
Getty Images

Shaolin Monastery
The birthplace of martial arts. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #9
Ryan Pyle/Apa Publications

Shanghai
The colonial and modern coexist in this dynamic city. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #10
iStock

Yangzi River
Cruise down the Yangzi from Chongqing through the magnificent Three Gorges. For more information, click here .


A Perfect Tour Of China



Days 1–2

Beijing
Spend an afternoon walking from Tiananmen Square through the Forbidden City to Beihai Park. After dusk, dine at one of the restaurants along the Shichahai Lakes or go for home-s