Discover China
Walk the watchtowers at Badaling, where President Nixon once said, 'this is a great wall.'
Knock back a shot of Confucius baijiu firewater in Qufu, hometown of the sage.
Find out how a local farmer first uncovered the Army of Terracotta Warriors.
Perfect your Monkey Offers Peach strike at Wudang Shan, birthplace of taichi.
In This Guide:
12 authors and 483 days of in-country research
Special coverage of pristine Ming and Qing dynasty villages for the first time in English
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Product details
- Publisher : Lonely Planet; 10th edition (May 1, 2007)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 1028 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1740599152
- ISBN-13 : 978-1740599153
- Item Weight : 1.71 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 1.75 x 8 inches
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