| "China 15 - Tianjin & Hebei, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Tianjin & Hebei chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Hebei is a slow-moving panorama of grazing sheep, brown earth and fields of corn and wheat. Cosmopolitan Tianjin may put on a dazzling show, but the true charms of this region are its time-worn, earthy textures and its deep-rooted historical narrative. visit the staggering collection of imperial buildings at the Qing dynasty's summer resort of Chengde maps explore the remarkable 1500-year-old Longxing Temple and other ancient temples and pagodas at Zhengding transport Walk the cobbled streets of the little-known Ming dynasty ‘stone village' of Yujiacun restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Tianjin, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, Zhengding, Yujiacun, Chengde, Shanhaiguan, Jimingyi"
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Liaoning, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Liaoning chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. History and hedonism run side by side in Liaoning. Walled Ming dynasty cities rub up against booming beach resorts, while imperial palaces sit in the centre of bustling modern cities. kick back and enjoy Dalian's beaches, coastal walkways and beer festival maps climb the Tiger Mountain Great Wall, its easternmost stretch, near Dandong transport peer into North Korea on a Yalu River cruise, and experience Dandong's mix of Korean and Chinese culture restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Dalian & Around, Bingyu Valley, Dandong, Shenyang, Xingcheng."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Jilin, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Jilin chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Jilin teases with the ancient and the modern, the artificial and the supernatural. Travellers tired of great walls and imperial facades can explore Japanese-influenced architecture on the trail of the puppet emperor Puyi and the ruins of an ancient Korean kingdom. visit China's largest nature reserve, Changbai Shan, with its waterfalls, birch forests and, most of all, the aptly named Heaven Lake maps hit the slopes at Beidahu Ski Resort, one of China's premier skiing spots transport explore the mysterious remains of the ancient Koguryo Kingdom in Ji'an, just across the Yalu River from North Korea restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Changbai Shan, Yanji, Ji'an, Beidahu Ski Resort, Changchun."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Heilongjiang, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Heilongjiang chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Heilongjiang means ‘Black Dragon River', and this coiling dragon is the separating line between China and Russia. A neighbourly influence is evident in architecture, food and even souvenirs. Harbin is famous for its European-style facades and winter ice-sculpture festival. explore Mohe, China's northermost village, where every day feels like Christmas, while hoping to catch the elusive but spectacular aurora borealis maps brave the cold to join the crowds who flock to Harbin's world-famous Ice & Snow Festival transport ski and snowboard at Yabuli Ski Resort, one of China's finest ski resorts restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Harbin, Mudanjiang, Jingpo Lake, Wudalian Chi, Mohe"
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Shandong, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Shangdong chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Steeped in natural and supernatural allure, the Shandong peninsula on China's northeastern coast is legendary. Its captivating landscape – a fertile flood plain fed by rivers and underground springs, capped by granite peaks and framed in wild coastline – inspires wonder. climb the slopes of the sacred Taoist mountain of Tai Shan, where stones speak the wisdom of millennia maps chill by the sea in Qingdao with a pitcher of China's most famous brew transport peruse the ancient home town of Confucius, Qufu restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Ji'nan, Zhujiayu, Tai'an, Tai Shan, Qufu, Zoucheng, Qingdao, Lao Shan, Yantai, Penglai."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Jiangsu, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Jiangsu chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Lush Jiangsu spills over as much charm and history as the waters that flow through its sparkling web of canals. It's known throughout China for its cute canal towns, enchanting gardens and sophisticated opera and folk arts. get a grade A cultural fix at the Nanjing Museum, climbing the city walls and going to the scenic Ming Ziaoling Tomb maps feast your eyes on the modern Suzhou Museum's exhibits and explore the charming Garden of the Master of the Nets transport lose yourself in Tongli's alleys and canals, and examine the eye-opening collection of the Chinese Sex Culture Museum restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Nanjing, Suzhou, Mudu, Tongli, Luzhi, Zhouzhuang."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Zhejiang, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Zhejiang chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. It's Hangzhou, the handsome capital city, that lands Zhejiang on many a traveller's itinerary. Home to picture-perfect landscapes of classical Chinese beauty, Hangzhou is the obvious highlight. Yet the province offers so much more. cycle around Hangzhou's scenic West Lake, a reflecting pool for willow trees and traditional pavilions maps bask in the glow of the goddess of mercy on the sacred island of Putuoshan transport explore the cobblestone alleys of the ancient village of Zhuge, designed for maximum feng shui restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Hangzhou, Moganshan, Wuzhen, Nanxun, Xinye, Zhuge, Siping, Jinhua, Putuoshan, Ningbo, Shaoxing."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Shanghai, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Shanghai chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. You can't see the Great Wall from space, but you'd have a job missing Shanghai. One of the country's largest and most vibrant cities, Shanghai somehow typifies modern China while being unlike anywhere else in the land. stroll down the promenade in the Bund or raise an evening glass to phosphorescent Pudong maps load up on Chinese culture's greatest hits at the Shanghai Museum transport admire the curvature of the earth from atop the Shanghai Tower or the Shanghai World Financial Center restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Sights, Activities, Tours, Festivals & Events, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Zhujiajiao."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Fujian, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Fujian chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Fujian is an attractive coastal province with a long seafaring history. As a significant stop on the maritime Silk Road, its cities developed an easy cosmopolitan outlook that's evident in its architecture, food, language and people. drift between cat-filled cafes on a car-free Gulang Yu, a Chinese island with European flair maps sleep in Fujian Tulou's packed-earth fortresses like a character from Game of Thrones transport explore Quanzhou's temples and near-medieval streets on the maritime Silk Route restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Xiamen, Gulang Yu, Fujian Tulou, Quanzhou, Chongwu, Xunpu Village, Cao'an Manichaean Temple, Fuzhou, Wuyi Shan."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Shanxi, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Shanxi chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Waist-deep in handsome history, Shanxi is home to an impressive roll-call of must-see, ancient sights: time-worn temples, traditional Qing dynasty courtyard architecture and day trips to the mountain cliffs and gorges of Mian Shan. wander the cobblestone ancient streets of the time-warped, walled town of Pingyao maps discover the grandeur of the magnificent Buddhist statues of the Yungang Caves transport check out the lavish restoration of the city wall and the old town of Datong restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Datong, Yungang Caves, Wutai Shan, Taiyuan & Around, Pingyao & Around, Qikou, Jincheng & Around."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Shaanxi, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Shaanxi chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Shaanxi is where it began for China. As the heartland of the Qin dynasty, whose warrior emperor united much of China for the first time, Shaanxi was the cradle of Chinese civilisation and the fountainhead of Han culture. see what guardians an emperor enlists to protect him in the afterlife: the Army of Terracotta Warriors maps admire Xi'an's classically styled, Tang-dynasty Big Goose Pagoda, the centrepiece for a stunning sound and light show transport watch the sun rise over the Qinling Mountains from atop Hua Shan, Taoism's sacred and dramatic western peak restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Xi'an & Around, Hua Shan, Hancheng, Yulin."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Anhui, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Anhui chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Fantastical mountainscapes and well preserved villages make Anhui the perfect antidote to the brashness of China's larger cities. The main attraction is Huangshan, a jumble of sheer granite cliffs wrapped in cottony clouds. catch the sunrise from Huangshan, China's iconic mountain maps marvel at the sophisticated and oh-so-photogenic waterways of the ancient village of Hongcun transport join the Buddhist pilgrims in scaling the fog-shrouded peak of Jiuhua Shan restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Tunxi, Xidi, Hongcun, Pingshan, Shexian, Huangshan, Jiuhua Shan, Hefei"
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Henan, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Henan chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Henan is home to China's oldest surviving Buddhist temple and an astonishing collection of Buddhist carvings, the Longmen Grottoes. There is also the Shaolin Temple, that legendary institution where the martial way and Buddhism found an unlikely but powerful alliance. fathom the mysteries of Shaolin boxing at the Shaolin Temple and hike the surrounding peaks maps admire the artistry of 1500-year-old carved Bodhisattvas as Longmen Grottoes transport discover the unreal scenery of the mountains of the Ten Thousand Immortals from the perch of the cliff-top village of Guoliangcun restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Zhengzhou, Nanjiecun, Song Shan & Dengfeng, Luoyang & Around, Guoliangcun, Kaifeng, Zhuxian Zhen."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Hubei, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Hubei chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Like much of central China, Hubei is better known for its industrial belt rather than the searing beauty of its lush and fertile landscape of mountain parks and plains sluiced by rivers, lakes and sacred Taoist sites. learn taichi on Wudang Shan, the majestic cloud-covered mountain where it was invented maps spot the famed ‘wild man' as you hike in Shennonglia in the wilds of northeast Hubei and camp under the starts on elevated grassy knolls transport do the cultural dance around Wuhan's fine museums and temples before shuffling to the dance floors of the riverfront concession restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Wuhan, Jingzhou & Around, Wudang Shan, Shennongjia, Yichang."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Jiangxi, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Jiangxi chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. The underrated province of Jiangxi offers a bucolic entree into semirural Chinese life. It's a succulent, green place, connected by waterways of natural and human design, rice paddies teeming with bird life and fields draped in wildflowers. hike the ancient postal trail between villages around Wuyuan, before sipping rice wine and chrysanthemum tea maps looking out over a forest of granite spires in Sanquing Shan, one of China's most underrated national parks transport shop for porcelain pieces in the world-renowned and revitalised arts district of Jingdezhen restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Nanchang & Around, Lushan, Jingdezhen, Wuyuan & Around, Sanqing Shan, Longhu Shan, Longnan."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Hunan, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Hunan chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. As the birthplace of Mao Zedong, Communist Party cadres might wax lyrical about the sacred standing of Hunan in the annals of Chinese history, but it's Hunan's dramatic scenery that is the real draw. hike among the otherworldly peaks of one of China's most spectacular national parks, Zhangjiajie maps wander the gorgeous river town of Fenghuang at night, marvelling at its lights transport sample authentic, chilli-laden Hunan cuisine in Changsha restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Changsha, Shaoshan, Heng Shan, Zhangjiajie, Dehang, Fenghuang, Hongjiang, Old Town, Furong Zhen."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Hong Kong, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Hong Kong chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Like a shot of adrenalin, Hong Kong quickens the pulse. Skyscrapers march up jungle-clad slopes by day and blaze neon by night across a harbour criss-crossed by freighters and motor junks. cross Victoria harbour on the legendary Star Ferry maps take the steep ascent of Victoria Peak on the Peak Tram transport eat yum cha under whirling fans at Luk Yu Tea House restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Sights, Activities, Tours, Festivals & Events, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Macau, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Macau chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Best known globally as the ‘Vegas of China', Macau is a mecca of gambling and glitz. But it's so much more than that. A Portuguese colony for more than 300 years, it is a city of blended cultures. dine on Portuguese fare and wander the narrow lanes of charming colonial Taipa Village maps wander the baroque indoor canals of the mind-blowingly huge Venetian casino complex transport explore the ethereal ruins of the Church of St Paul, the very symbol of Macau restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Sights, Activities, Tours, Festivals & Events, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Guangdong, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Guangdong chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Guangdong's unique culture and natural beauty fly under the radar and have yet to be discovered by many travellers, so you may have a plethora of sublime sights (not to mention great dim sum) all to yourself. climb Kaiping's dramatic Unesco-crowned watchtowers maps be awed by Meizhou's crouching dragons of Hakka architecture transport visit Foshan, the hometown of two martial-arts legends restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Guangzhou, Foshan, Kaiping, Yangjiang, Zhaoqing, Qingyuan, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Chaozhou, Meizhou, Dabu, Shantou."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Hainan, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Hainanchapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. China's largest tropical island boasts all the balmy weather, coconut palms and gold-sand beaches you could ask for. Down at Sanya it's see-and-be-seen on the boardwalks or escape altogether at some of Asia's top luxury resorts. soak up the sun, sand and cocktails at China's top beach resort, Sanya maps cycle through the Central Highlands, the island's mountainous spine, home of the Li and Miao transport surf and chill out at a beachside guesthouse on Houhai Beach restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Haikou & Around, Central Highlands, Baoting, The East Coast, Bo'ao, Shimei Bay & Ri Yue Bay, Sanya (Dadonghai), Xinglong."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Guangxi, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Guangxi chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Guangxi conjures up visions of cycling and bamboo rafting upon shimmering river waters beneath the sublime karst peaks of Yangshuo and hiking between ethnic villages in the lofty Longji Rice Terraces. cycle past scenery straight out of a painting alongside the Yulong River around Yangshuo maps trek among stilt houses and the Longji rice terraces, with fields that cascade down the slopes like stairs transport stop by the Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge, drum towers and cedar-wood homes of the artistic Dong people around Sanjiang restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Guilin, Longji Rice Terraces, Sanjiang, Yangshuo, Huangyao, Nanning, Yangmei, Beihai, Weizhou Island, Pingxiang, Tongling Grand Canyon, Leye."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Guizhou, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Guizhou chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Guizhou is, unfairly, largely unknown outside China. It has two of the country's most spectacular natural features – a waterfall and a cave – while outside the capital, Guiyang, it's green hills and valleys, flowing rivers and limestone formations to the horizon. raft in the wash of the Huangguoshu Falls, and hike the nearby region maps river-cruise through Zhenyuan, a charming 2000-year-old settlement transport descend into Zhijin Cave, the spectacular largest cavern in China restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Guiyang, Qingyan, Kaili, Basha, Leishan, Longli, Xijiang, Zhaoxing, Zhenyuan, Tiexi Gorge, Baojing, Anshun, Weining, Chishui."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Yunnan, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Yunnan chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Yunnan is the most diverse province in China, both in its population and the splendour of its landscapes. Its combination of superlative sights and different ethnic groups has made Yunnan the trendiest destination for China's exploding domestic tourist industry. catch a magical sunrise or sunset at the awesome Yuanyang Rice Terraces maps test your legs and lungs on the Tiger Leaping Gorge trek transport marvel at the peaks (and glacier) around Deqin on the Tunnan-Tibet border restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Kunming, Jianshui, Yuanyang Rice Terraces, Dali, Shaxi, Lijiang, Baisha, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Shangri-la, Deqin & Kawa Karpo, Tengchong County, Ruili, Jinghong."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Sichuan, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Sichuan chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Capital Chengdu shows a modern face, but just beyond its bustling ring roads you'll find a more traditional landscape of mist-shrouded, sacred mountains, and a countryside scattered with ancient villages and cliffs of carved Buddhas. make multiday pilgrimage treks around the stunning hold mountains in Yading Nature Reserve maps chat with monks and nuns in training at Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy, Seda's massive Buddhist institution transport rise with the sun above the forested slopes at the cool, misty retreat of Emei Shan restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Chengdu, Dujiangyan, Emei Shan, Le Shan, Liujiang, Zigong, Yibin, Kangding, Songpan, Jiuzhaigou National Park, Langzhong, Guangyuan."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Chongqing, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Chongqing chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Chongqing municipality may be a relatively recent creation, having been carved out of Sichuan province in 1997, but with its eponymous city driving the economy of western China, it's now one of the most important regions in the whole country. shift down a gear or two as you float past the awe-inspiring Three Gorges on a Yangzi River Cruise maps gasp in wonder at the exquisite artwork of the ancient cliff carvings in Dazu Buddhist Caves transport explore the wild waterfalls and karst formations of the mountain wilderness area of Wulong County National Geology Park restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Chongqing City, Dazu Buddhist Caves, Laitan, Zhongshan, Wulong, Anju Ancient Town."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Xinjiang, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Xinjiang chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Xinjiang is the homeland of the Muslim Uighurs and a fast-changing region where ancient and modern meet in surprising ways. Xinjiang is increasingly attracting visitors for its extraordinary natural beauty and fascinating Central Asian history and culture. travel one of the world's most extraordinary road journeys, the Karakoram Highway maps explore ancient ruins, mountain landscapes and Buddhist caves that surround the laid-back oasis town of Turpan transport witness Central Asia at its most authentic at the Sunday livestock market restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Ürümqi, Turpan, Hami, Kuqa, Kashgar, Karakoram Highway, Yengisar, Hotan, Yarkand, Karghilik, Yining."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Gansu, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Gansu chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Synonymous with the Silk Road, the slender province of Gansu flows east to west along the Hexi Corridor, the gap through which goods and ideas once streamed between China and Central Asia. view the Mogao Grottoes, one of the most important Buddhist sites on the Silk Road maps gaze up at the giant Buddha carved into a desert cliff at the remote temple of Bingling Si transport photograph the rainbow of desert colours on the Martian-like hills of Zhangye Danxia National Geopark restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Lanzhou, Xiahe, Hezuo, Langmusi, Hexi Corridor, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Eastern Gansu, Tianshui, Pingliang."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Ningxia, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Ningxia chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. With its raw landscape of dusty plains and stark mountains, sliced in two by the Yellow River, Ningxia is a timeless landscape where farmers till the hard yellow earth just like their ancestors did. visit the Western Xia Tombs outside Yinchuan, a rare reminder of a long-vanished culture maps explore the little-visited Buddhist grottoes of Xumi Shan, with their hundreds of statues transport be startled by the unsettling statuary in the riveting Arhat Hall of Gao Temple restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Yinchuan, Helan Shan, Zhongwei, Guyuan, Tongxin."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Inner Mongolia, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Inner Mongolia chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Travellers heading north of the Great Wall might half expect to see Mongol hordes galloping through the vast grasslands. The reality is rather different: 21st-century Inner Mongolia is a wholly different place from Mongolia itself. saddle up for a horse ride around the Hulunbei'er Grasslands maps explore the colourful esoteric mysteries of Tibetan Buddhism at Da Zhao, and be astonished by the tantric statues on display at beautiful Wuta Pagoda in Hohhot transport wander amid the ancient walls of Shangdu and contemplate the vanished wonders of Kublai Khan's pleasure dome restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Hohhot & Around, Shangdu, Baotou, Genghis Khan Mausoleum, Haila'er, Enhe, Manzhouli, Shi Wei."
Price: 4.95 |
| "China 15 - Qinghai, Edition - 15 by Lonely Planet eBook" |
| "This is the Qinghai chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook. Big, bold and beautifully barren, Qinghai occupies a vast swath of the northeastern of the Tibetan Plateau. It feels more Tibetan than Chinese; there are monasteries galore, yaks by the thousands and nomads camped out across high-altitude grasslands. cycle along the shores of Qinghai Lake, the largest lake in China maps scramble across the Martian-like red mountains of Kanbula National Park transport take the iconic Qinghai-Tibet Railway to Lhasa from Golmud restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Xining, Huzhu Beishan Forest National Park, Tongren, Guide, Yushu, Princess Wencheng Temple, Nangchen, Golmud, Maduo."
Price: 4.95 |
