**CHINA

Eyewitness Travel Guides

by D.K. Eyewitness Travel, Donald Bedford (Contributor), Vandana Mohindra (Editor)

From the enigmatic Terracotta Warriors to the buzzing nightlife of Shanghai, China has much to offer the tourist. This guide explores the major must-see attractions of the country, as well as providing tips on where to find the finest in Oriental cuisine.

Genres: Travel, China, Reference, Nonfiction, Asia

672 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've recently returned from a business trip to Beijing and will be going to Canton in the summer. The most useful part of this guide for me so far were the very detailed and helpful street maps of Beijing, but there are also some good tips for shopping and customs. I was completely underwhelmed by the guides to major tourist attractions including the Temple of Heaven complex, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. There was very little helpful and relevant material in here, and whilst the cut-away pictures are a nice gimmick, these might be more suited to armchair travellers, as they are of little use in the field. There is insufficient information for even the most cursory of visits to these sites, and those with an interest in more than "ticking off" the sites will need to do additional research or take an additional guidebook. I am hoping that when I go south, I will find this book more useful...

[Devon Flaherty · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is fairly standard. It was the highest rated China travel guide on Amazon, at the time I bought it. I also purchased the most recent edition, which was more expensive, but necessary. I can’t give it the most helpful review, because I didn’t use it enough to speak to its accuracy. Here are the down sides: no prices; restaurants are all listed in the back instead of with the city; it’s heavy to carry around. What it comes down to is this: if you are travelling to only one or two cities (like I was), this isn’t really worth its weight in your luggage. You would be better off to borrow it from the library and copy off the few pages that would be applicable to you (not exceeding any copyright laws, of course). Otherwise, this strikes me as a standard travel information guide, and would be best if you were traveling without a tourguide to multiple places. It has information, as well as a smattering of history and fun facts and photos. Would be most useful in planning your trip.

***REVIEW WRITTEN FOR THE STARVING ARTIST***

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great photos. Not enough information on suggested areas to see -- just a bit too broad to be useful for travel planning. I'm going to look for more information on specific cities. It would be like getting a single book on the United States: there is too much information to pack into a single book.

[Mojca · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 - 4½ stars

[Elina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Practical book and definitely will use when will travel to China. Unfortunately now it should be postponed.

[Jim Blessing · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have never traveled to China. This book was a good read on the highlights in traveling there.

[Morris Yen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for planning your first trip to China (or more!)

[Minh Khue · Rating 5 out of 5]

" Thượng hữu thiên đàng. Hạ hữu Tô Hàng" Cuốn sổ tay du lịch nhưng với vô vàn kiến thức về lịch sử, văn hóa, địa lý của đất nước Trung Hoa. Sách được in màu với vô số hình ảnh đẹp Chất lượng 5 sao.

[Harrison Kessel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book encompasses a wide range of information for tourists in China. From Beijing to Hong Kong, it provides detailed descriptions of each area of interest in China. Also, it includes insider tips written by people who have went and touches on the history of each area of interest. Furthermore, the book provides a detailed picture of most areas of interest, including street by street maps to real life pictures of each area. Culture is also touched on in most pages of the book, and the author describes the culture and traditions of each province touched on.

Overall, it is a great book that gave me a detailed insight to the attractions ill be seeing when I go there. But, since I'm not actually in China, the book could be kind of dry to read. But, it was overall a fantastic book that I would recommend to anybody.

[Matthieu Wegh · Rating 2 out of 5]

? Ik was op zoek naar informatie over China omdat ik een Chinees gezin ga voorlezen deze week. Mijn Nederlandse vertaling heeft dezelfde cover.
🤔 Ik heb vooral de algemene informatie over China gelezen inclusief de geschiedenis en topografie (waar liggen de bekendste steden Beijing, Hongkong en Wuhan...)
MW 10/10/21

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent guide for an extended trip to China that I took in 2010-11 - I particularly liked the street plans and detailed sections on key sites in Beijing, Shanghai, etc.

I will definitely be using this book again when I return to China later this year.

[Sharon Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

DK travel guides are hands-down the best. Every time I carry one people ask, "Where did you get that?" There are tons of pictures and maps, and it's organized much more logically than most travel guides.

[Tootie Blank · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative. Planned a trip to China for Christmas last year. This book is simple, has detailed maps, (including bus, plane and train routes to destinations) detailed pictures and history of each site to visit. Very helpful for someone like myself.

[Em Yarnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book full of some great hits and tips on travelling to and through China. I liked all the extra info it gives covering cultural things to note and local things of interest.
Will be reading lots of it before our trip to China next year adn definitely taking it with us!

[andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

the glossary would have been more helpful if pinyin accents were indicated.

[Andrew]

A very useful guide. Makes me feel like I have some idea of what I'm heading into.

[Andrew Kosztyo · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Eyewitness" is my favorite guidebook series! While skimpy on budget traveler information like location of laundrettes,the pictures and diagrams are incomparable.

[Alana · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are the best guide books with great photos and important information well organized.

[Happy Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

This guide came in quite handy when I was in China. I will purchase DK Guides to plan for future vacations.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read on Chinese New Year

[Michael Ghitelman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good photos but poorly organized. Nice book if used in conjunction with another more informative travel guide.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a different kind of book; never read a travel guide before. Heavy and full of stuff.