Beijing - Softcover

Neville-Hadley, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1860119336 ISBN 13: 9781860119330

Publisher: Cadogan Books, 2000

Neville-Hadley's knowledge and love of his adopted home make for a great guidebook. He knows the language and turf. Plus, he enjoys tromping off-the-track and zestfully describes his discoveries. The result is an infectious, informative read.

While guidebooks are rarely read for pleasure, this one offers an argument for the armchair. Fun but authoritative, the book is written in the strong voice of someone who loves poking around Beijing's hutongs, buzzing with pleasure at each new find... old China hands will even learn a thing or two. And the well-worn tourist attractions like the Forbidden City are given a new spin in a refreshing break from all the been-there-seen-that guides on the shelf.

TIME

"More than comprehensive" is the best way to describe Cadogan Beijing, an exhaustive 422-page guidebook to the Chinese capital by veteran China traveller Peter Neville-Hadley. Listing Chinese characters throughout, this book tells you more than you'll ever need to know about Beijing and the Chinese way, from history to hutong and how not to lose face.

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From the Back Cover:

Cadogan's new and comprehensive guide to China's capital takes you not only round the imposing remnants of imperial grandeur, but into warrens of ancient housing, to remote temples in leafy countryside, and to the bustling markets and glittering nightlife of the new economy. Dozens of day trips take you out of the capital to multiple Great Wall sites, elaborate tomb complexes and bizarre museums, and further afield to the mountain and seaside playgrounds of the emperors and their modern successors. This guide is immensely practical and detailed with coverage of sights, restaurants, hotels, shopping and transport options, many yet to be discovered by other guides. There are Chinese characters throughout that help you find your own way around, and order yourself the best of Chinese cooking from street snacks to banquets. There is a thoroughly researched accommodation guide that gives both comprehensive budget listings and the best of the middle and luxury markets. (5 3/4 x 8 1/4, 432 pages, maps, charts)

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