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The Rough Guide to China - 4th Edition (Paperback)

by David Leffman (Author), Simon Lewis (Author)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 1248 pages
  • Publisher: Rough Guides Ltd; 4th Revised edition edition (27 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843534797
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843534792
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 188,144 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Product Description

With over 1300 pages and 150 maps, the "Rough Guide to China" is the essential handbook to this vast and extraordinary country. In-depth coverage of the entire country, from buzzing Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai to the ethnic minority regions of the southwest and Tibet. The authors give expert practical advice for every budget on where to stay, where to find the best local cuisine and getting round by public transport. There are also invaluable translations into Chinese script of place names, accomodation and restaurants. The guide also gives a detailed background on China's history, politics, cultures and peoples. "Best guidebook" - "Sunday Times". "Historical and cultural erudition combined with down-to-earth practical advice puts this guide streets ahead of the competition" - "Watersone's Books Quarterly".


About the Author

David Leffman is an established Rough Guide author and inveterate traveller with a long history of visiting China. Simon Lewis first visited China in 1993 where he studied Mandarin Chinese, after working as a barman, teacher and life model in Hong Kong.

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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best, 25 Jun 2006
By Russell A. Somerville "Roamin Scot" (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This is the best book for going to somewhere like china.

I was there travelling for over a month and was the best guide around by far. Some of my companions had the Lonely Planet guide but we found that simply provided lists of hotels restaurants etc and did not provide any of the handy information you need when travelling in a place like China. It was full of useful information for everywhere we went. The directory type information was not as in depth as the lonely planet guide but was more than enough to get by.

Quite simply, a travel bible for China!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Overall good, but not faultless, 20 Jun 2007
The guide was accurate and worth carrying around, but the maps were weak; low in detail and with place and street names only in English. This made them limited in usefulness when asking directions as most Chinese people can only read their native language. Cab drivers would just shrug their shoulders when shown a particular point on a map. The guide is also not as culturally savvy as Time Out guides or as to the point as DK travel guides I have used in the past. It's obviously written by early 20 somethings perceiving a place from the outside. My native Chinese friends ridiculed some of the cultural hints as being childish and irrelevant.

Overall I was pleased by this guide, just be aware of its limitations.
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