National Geographic Traveler China
Author | : Damian Harper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2017-02-07 |
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ISBN | : 9781426220463 |
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Author | : Damian Harper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2017-02-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781426220463 |
Author | : Damian Harper |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : China |
ISBN | : 9781426200359 |
This beautiful guide makes the vast enigma of China accessible to every visitor. Continuing the series' winning formula, this new edition combines in-depth, up-to-date descriptions with dazzling photographs, detailed maps, cutaway illustrations of renowned structures, and a wealth of useful travel tips organized by cities and areas.
Author | : National Geographic Society (U.S.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Travel |
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A protrayal of the geographical and human diversity of China.
Author | : Damian Harper |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1426217706 |
This beautiful guide makes the vast enigma of China accessible to every traveler. Filled with a myriad of useful information and travel tips, it features cut-away illustrations of renowned structures, detailed maps, and sumptuous photographs. Broken into chapters by cities and areas, it describes the best sites throughout the country, including Beijing; dynamic, modern Shanghai; the fertile Yangze region; Guilin and its fabled limestone pillars; Tibet; the Silk Road; Inner Mongolia; Hong Kong; and Macau, all prefaced by an elaborate introduction to the rich Chinese history and culture. Extensive sidebars discuss Chinese deities, the Taiping Rebellion, Tibetan Buddhism, and more, while guided tours include a bike ride from Tiananmen Square and a cruise along the Yangze River. An extensive travel planner details practicalities, including where to find the most gracious hotels and the best Peking duck and dim sum. National Geographic Traveler: China not only inspires ideas for specific itineraries and sites to visit, but also heightens anticipation for the trip. An invaluable planning tool chock full of exciting activities and interesting historical and cultural information, this guide is essential for pre-trip preparation.
Author | : Paul Mooney |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 142621023X |
This book is a description and travel guidebook of Beijing and Shanghai in China. It will assist travellers with their itinerary and plans.
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Release | : 2012 |
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Author | : Damian Harper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Travel |
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Combining in-depth information with high quality maps and photographs, this guide features detailed descriptions of major cultural, architectural and historical sites and includes commissioned walks and drives, plus regional and city maps. Places of interest are also highlighted on the maps.
Author | : National Geographic Society (U.S.) |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781426201363 |
Bursting with full-colour maps and graphics, this essential atlas provides in-depth geographical coverage as it highlights the dramatic cultural and economic changes now occurring in China. National Geographic's renowned cartographers ahve mapped the entire country - all its administrative regions and their cities, towns, and transportation networks - to create a complete and meticulously researched panorama of the world' sfasted growing economy and most populous nation. In addition to newly compiled political and physical maps, colourful thematic presentations post information on trade, energy, natural resources, environment, military strength, religion, ways of life, communications, and more. An exhaustive place-name index helps readers navigate to thousands of specific locations. State-of-the-art satellite imagery and mosaics - at the highest resolution ever published by National Geographic - reveal incredible variety and amazing details of China's sweepin physical landscapes. Ten major cities chosen from various regions throughout China receive close-up treatment, wiht maps laying out each metropolitan area and quick-read fact boxes listing local climate, time zone, population, and more. The profile of Beijing, the captial, pinpoints sites of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Also charted extensively is Shanghai, host of the 2010 World's Fair - China's first - expected to draw 70 million visitors. Since the nation's turn toward openness in the late 1970s, tourism has become a major growth industry in this land of bustling cities, spectacular vistas, ethnic diversity, and cultural and historical marvels. One of the 21 thematic topics focuses on tourism, with a map locating popular attractions such as the Great Wall, the Terra-cotta Warriors, Zhalong Nature Reserve, the Silk Road, the Imperial Palace, and Hong Kong's Star Ferry. A history section covers China's primary dynasties and then with a time line highlights the events of the twentieth century to the present. Charts, graphs, and photographs complete the visual coverage of China today, with expert commentaries adding insight on topics that range form teh workings of China's government to the lifestyles of its people to the global implications of its stunning emergence as a major player on the world scene.
Author | : Peter Jenkins |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 1984-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780870444616 |
A region-by-region description by several travelers of their journeys in China.