This guide provides information on history, religion and beliefs, art, craft and architecture for travellers to China. The main section is arranged by town and region with travel advice and suggestions of where to stay and eat. The introductory sections on history, religion and beliefs, art, craft and architecture, language and script provide essential background reading. The main section of the guide is arranged by town and region with detailed maps to help you find your way around.
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By C. Ramshaw
Format:Paperback
As always excellent information, sometimes too much. A summary of highlights, or even a star system of "must sees" would help. Additional maps showing walking tours would assist in organising your time in places.
Best used in conjunction with another guide, not just for transportation and accomodation, but to plan an outline, with the Blue Guide adding the meat to the skeleton. Book is well made and will survive several weeks on the road.
Best used in conjunction with another guide, not just for transportation and accomodation, but to plan an outline, with the Blue Guide adding the meat to the skeleton. Book is well made and will survive several weeks on the road.
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Still pretty good nearly 10 years after its writing
3 Jan 2009
By F. J. Powell
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I bought a used copy of this book here on Amazon and found that it is a mine of information, though perhaps not as exhaustive as some guides in this series; China is just too massive and too old--you'd need a 5 volume Blue Guide to cover it in minute detail. Also, this is not the guide you use to find the local party places or cheap hostels, or on the other end of the scale, fine restaurants and shopping. The Blue Guides are famous for educated, scholarly tidbits of history, architecture, geography, art appreciation and this Blue Guide is no exception. Who knew that Confucius' 77th generation descendants was still living (and recorded)...and were Dukes to boot! Or what Jews were doing in Kaifeng in the 14th century!
There are a few quirks, though. For example, Beijing is still referred to as Peking and nothing about Tibet is mentioned. Also, the index is not exhaustive; it only covers people and places mentioned as principle subjects, if they are mentioned in passing in other parts of the book, those are not indexed as reliably. However, for a book that is nearly 10 years old in 2008, it still gives terrific information (for that matter, my Blue Guide to Greece is 60 years old, and I STILL wouldn't trade it!!)
There are a few quirks, though. For example, Beijing is still referred to as Peking and nothing about Tibet is mentioned. Also, the index is not exhaustive; it only covers people and places mentioned as principle subjects, if they are mentioned in passing in other parts of the book, those are not indexed as reliably. However, for a book that is nearly 10 years old in 2008, it still gives terrific information (for that matter, my Blue Guide to Greece is 60 years old, and I STILL wouldn't trade it!!)
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