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China (inglés) (Lonely Planet China) Paperback – January 1, 2009

by Damian Harper (Author), Shawn Low (Author), Daniel McCrohan (Author)
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Inside this book… •11 intrepid authors •198 maps •76 temples & monasteries •100s of noodle spots •Beijing & Hong Kong pull-out map •Special Great Wall feature

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  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    GeoPlaneta
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2009
  5. Dimensions
    5.04 x 1.65 x 7.76 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1741795893
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    978-1741795899
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Antique yet up-to-the-minute, familiar yet unrecognisable, outwardly urban but quintessentially rural, conservative yet path-breaking, space-age but old-fashioned, China is a land of mesmerising and eye-opening contradictions.

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This is the 12th edition of Lonely Planet's massive China guide...and the most exciting one yet.The guide has been completely redesigned. For those who complained about the fonts and spacing? The layout of the pages is easier to read, with better spacing between the sentences. The guide has also been tweaked to provide better accessibility to information. The maps are now less cluttered and focuses on the most pertinent of information.The guide itself has been split into four section:1) Plan Your TripEssentially planning information at your fingertips. Top Experiences, a calendar of events, regions at a glance, good range of itineraries etc.2) On the RoadThe heart of the book. All our research and a labour of love. This is the destination guides to all the provinces in China. No stone left unturned in the coverage of over 28 provinces.3) Understand ChinaEssay on matters that make China tick: the people, religion & beliefs, cuisine, arts & architecture, landscapes, martial arts and more!4) Survival GuideThe practical information that will save your day. Directory, transpor, language and train information.Look out for the 12th edition instore in May/June 2011.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ GeoPlaneta; 12th edition (January 1, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1048 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1741795893
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1741795899
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.86 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.04 x 1.65 x 7.76 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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    Bradley Mayhew was born in Sevenoaks, Kent in 1970 but spent over a decade living in Montana, USA. A degree in Oriental Studies (Chinese) at Oxford University kickstarted 20 years of independent travel in the remoter corners of Asia and a career writing guidebooks. With his classmate, he wrote the Odyssey Guide to Uzbekistan, the first guidebook to the country, in 1995. He has since written over 25 guides for Lonely Planet, specialising in Central Asia, Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, China and Yellowstone National Park, but also covering Mongolia, Jordan, Morocco, India and Sri Lanka.

    In the course of his research trips he's been arrested in the Tajikistan Pamirs, forced to make a self-criticism in Tibet, slept in a cupboard in Nicaragua and spent way too much time eating mutton kebabs across inner Asia. Bradley has also written for Insight guides and Rough Guides and has lectured on Central Asia to the Royal Geographical Society. He was filmed retracing the route of Marco Polo for a five-hour German TV documentary (Arte/SWR) in 2011, and then for the ten-part series Wanderlust (Arte/SWR), hiking ten of Europe's most beautiful long distance walking trails.

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    Daniel McCrohan is a widely-published travel writer who has written or co-written more than 40 guidebooks for both Lonely Planet and Trailblazer.

    An Asia specialist, he is one of the leading experts on travel in China and India, but has also written on Mongolia, Russia, Tibet, Bangladesh, Thailand and Singapore.

    Back in his homeland, Daniel is also the author of six British walking guides, each published by Trailblazer, for whom he also researched and wrote the 10th edition of Bryn Thomas' seminal guidebook, the Trans-Siberian Handbook.

    Away from guides, Daniel has contributed to a number of books on world culture and travel with pieces he has written on some of China and India's distinctive art, theatre and cuisine. He has also written about Chinese tea for numerous publications.

    In television, Daniel was the host of nine episodes of the Lonely Planet travel series, Best in China. He has also been interviewed (in Mandarin Chinese) about travel in China by numerous Chinese television stations.

    In 2017 Daniel and his family hiked and camped their way along the entire length of Hadrian's Wall, an epic, week-long adventure that spawned the podcast 'The Showdown: Hadrian's Wall versus The Great Wall of China', which you can listen to at www.traveltape.libsyn.com.

    Follow Daniel's latest travels on Twitter (@danielmccrohan) or visit danielmccrohan.com.

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    Christopher Pitts works as a writer, editor, and translator for various publishers including Lonely Planet, National Geographic Traveler, the Institute of East Asian Studies, and University of California Press. Visit him online at www.christopherpitts.net.

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    Melbourne-based Shawn Low is Lonely Planet's Asia-Pacific Travel Editor. He is a regular contributor to the award-winning Lonely Planet Magazine (UK edition) and blogs for www.lonelyplanet.com and www.news.com.au. He has authored Lonely Planet guides to Singapore, Southeast Asia and China, and written for print publications such as Marie Claire Singapore.

    Shawn has provided commentary on travel news and events in the media, including CNN International, Seven Sunrise, Ten News, ABC Radio, 2UE, 3AW and the Australian Radio Network.

    Shawn was also the presenter and main subject of the China episode of National Geographic and Lonely Planet TV's Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled, which has aired internationally and was nominated for two Asian TV awards.

    Find him on www.shawnlow.com and on twitter @shawnlow (twitter.com/shawnlow)

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    If you believe the surveys, Robert Scott Kelly has the best day job in the world. He's a freelance travel writer whose work has taken him from the Arctic Circle to the Tibetan Plateau. But these days Robert's not sure which he'd rather do: head off to explore some far flung corner of the globe, or stay indoors and spin stories for kids. Either way, it's an adventure.

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Ham Sandwich
5.0 out of 5 stars lonely planet is the best
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2012
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from my experience, Lonely Planet is the most rounded guidebook available. There is just a massive amount of information here, and it covers all spectrums of travel. Foders/Frommers and other guides tend to spend too much time covering hotels, restaurants, etc. and not enough time showing you detailed maps and giving you information on where you can find great places to go/eat/things to do that fit budget minded travelers, also. Plus, a concentrated yet complete historic overview always helps provide relevance to where you are. The China book is a perfect example...a massively complex and fascinating place, covered well in this one book.
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Peggerzz
5.0 out of 5 stars Lonely Planet is best for travel guides
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2013
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I had an older copy of this book when I traveled to China 12 years ago and purchased the most recent edition for my trip this year. It is very accurate and provides great insight to visitng the country. My tour guide in Shanghai actually recommended the book as well and confirmed that their information was accurate.
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Jack
4.0 out of 5 stars As usual, Lonely Planet comes through with it all.
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2013
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I started using Lonely Planet guide books over 20 years ago while traveling through the continent of Africa. At that time I kidded that I should buy stock in the product since virtually every traveller I ran into overseas was carrying it at the time. Over the years these books have gotten larger in size due to the increase in information that is being included in them. This fact makes the books for some countries (like China) a little burdensome to carry due to the weight: Especially if you are a budget traveller like me who carries one softsided travel bag and spends alot of time abroad on boats, trains, and buses and doing a whole lot of walking. But, in the end, this book has everything you need and, even though I never use the information on the resorts and the higher end conveniences and amenities that are included in the book, the book works well for every type of traveller from shoestring budget to the 5 star accomodation type and I highly recommend it for any traveller to China.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good info on sights.
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2012
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Info in the guide is good.
Description of sights I found to be very helpful. It doesn't spill words, and mentions what one needs to know. The maps are great. The small maps per province help the reader to get oriented.

I found that some indexes, that come with the maps, have actually links to the item. For example, on the map is the Grand Theater hotel marked as '4'. Item '4' in the index says 'Grand Theater hotel' and that index line is clickable, taking the reader immediately to the entry in LP that give the information about the hotel. I think this should be a model for the whole guide and all pieces of information. From the item description there is a link back to the map.

They say it is 100% updated, but I found this not always the case. In some cities, not all the long-distance bus stations are mentioned (for example: Xiamen has 4 stations - 3 on the islands, 1 in Jimei). Just listing the names & addresses would help, even it cannot list all connections.

Second: they should list more bus routes as alternatives to the trains, since the trains can be quite crowded nowadays, and some people want to get a (private)bus to their destination. And what is even more: there are 'unofficial' hotels and bus companies, not the ones with the big signs. It would be great to give suggestions where to find them or how to recognize them, since they usually hang around the same area, waiting for customers, and can be great help in finding a ride to place where another bus or train does not go. Many locals take these services nowadays. And that is what we have travel guide for!

Kindle edition:
Table of contents is a farce. Should in IMHO list all the places, provinces in bigger print than cities. From the cities no link back to Table of Contents. Should have links from the sub headings (like 'getting there and away') and from the subheadings there should be a link to the start of the city-section. Also, since every city has an 'getting there and away' section, end up at the next city's sub-section without knowing it. This happens easily when after a large city there is a small city or a village with only a few pages of information. It easy to scroll past the big city's section into the smaller's city section without realizing it.

Because of the limited linking, only 3 starts.
With good linking, it would get 5 from me.
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Cameron
5.0 out of 5 stars The info in this book was so helpful in planning ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2016
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The info in this book was so helpful in planning trips around China. I lived in Shenzhen for a year, and planned many day, weekend, and week long adventures using this guide. I couldn't have done it without this. Navigating China is tough, solid information from this book is essential.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tolles Buch - spannende Kultur!
Reviewed in Germany on March 17, 2017
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Ich bin die Ostküste von Beijing bis Hongkong runtergereist - Teile mit Bus, Schiff, Bahn. Dafür war das ein super Begleiter, vorallem wenn man auch mal in die nicht so entdeckten Orte möchte und chineisch nicht 100% fließend spricht.
Definitiv zu empfehlen und vor der Reise kaufen, da der in China schwer zu bekommen war.
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Diana Caldwell and Erik Taynen
5.0 out of 5 stars Lonely Planet China 12th Edition
Reviewed in Canada on February 8, 2013
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We have been going to China for over twenty years and would never go without the latest Lonely Planet travel guide. It has great list of cheap to expensive accommodations and restaurants, and lists of sites and destinations that might otherwise be missed.
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ILARIA
5.0 out of 5 stars ottima
Reviewed in Italy on December 30, 2013
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molto dettagliata molte pagine e ben fatta in lingua ed aggiornata affidabile spedita in tempo ben imballata buona buona buona
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Jean-Pierre Weber
5.0 out of 5 stars Lonely PLANET CHINA
Reviewed in France on October 8, 2011
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Acheté d'occasion, ce livre était à l'état de neuf. Ouvrage très bien formulé mais il serait souhaitable de diviser la Chine en 4 pour avoir plus de détails sur les lieux mentionnés(à l'instar de Chine du Sud-Ouest).
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ASax
5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive guide for anyone travelling to China!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2010
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I bought this guide a month ago in preparation for a trip to Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai. Having just returned from my holiday I can say that this guide was my most useful companion whilst out there. This 2010 edition is very much up-to-date and all prices were correct at the time of visit. The information is comprehensive, easy to follow and accurate. There was never a time when I was let down by this guide.

The guide covers all major sights (as well as minor ones) in enough detail to follow clearly, although for some it would have been nice to have more historical context. But having said that, with a book such as this covering the vast country of China, it has done exceptionally well. There were many attractions mentioned in this book which I would never have come across had I not bought this. Also on many occasions the maps provided in this guide were far better than the tourist maps I got (especially in Beijing).

All in all a very good guide and I would most definitely recommend it! Although I am a devoted 'Rough Guides' customer, this purchase has definitely provided me confidence in the 'Lonely Planet' guides.
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