Fodor's People's Republic of China 1988

✍ Scribed by John Summerfield

• Publisher: Fodor’s Travel Publications, Inc.
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 620
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The best guide to China, packed with essentials
Buddhist temples, imperial palaces, gardens, and tombs
Tiny lanes, teeming street markets, and towering skyscrapers
Sacred mountains, terraced hillsides, river trips, and camel tours
Where to shop for antiques, porcelain, silk, jade, and more
Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget
Modern luxury hotels, traditional guest houses, and yurt camps
Gracious hotel dining, great stops for kebabs, and dim sum
Fresh, thorough, practical -- off and on the beaten path
Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands
Reviews by savvy writer-residents, including "Shanghai Talk" editor Lily Tung and Beijing journalist George Wehrfritz
53 pages of maps and 34 vacation itineraries
Important contacts, smart travel tips
What's Where
Further reading and videos to watch
Chinese vocabulary
Complete index