Lonely Planet China's Southwest
South-west China offers information on travel in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Guanxi as well as details on local cuisine, cultural and historical issues and geographical and societal facts. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1741041856
ISBN13:9781741041859
Release Date:November 2007
Publisher:Lonely Planet
Length:536 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.6" x 7.4"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
so far, so good
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I've just arrived in Yunnan, haven't had a chance to wander into the country, but so far it seems very up to date from what I'm hearing about where to be going from other travellers.
One of their best on China
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
If you travel overseas, don't go without a Lonely Planet guide book!! Since '06 I have been been spending 3 weeks each year traveling on my own in China. Their books are kept current and accurate. This one was outstanding traveling in areas less traveled by tourist!! Have traveled in many parts of the world on my own....their books are by far the very best.
A lifesaver for non-Chinese speakers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I found this book to be super-informative, accurate and helpful - helped me to both plan and execute my travels. In a region of the world where no one speaks English, this book will help find you a place to stay. LP notwithstanding, in remote places I sometimes stayed with farmer families, ate with them, shared the afternoons. That was much more satisfying than the hotels. When Chinese do business they are intent on making you part with your money ... you, the foreigner, are seen as a walking breathing $$$ sign. When living with a family something in people's mind becomes relaxed and there is more of a human connection. A tiny detail: I recommend you use ATMs whenever possible- Chinese bank tellers are trained to take only perfect - and I mean perfect - banknotes. Even a tiniest glitch, or color mark will result in disqualification. Chinese ATMs have a different keypad from those in the US; also they are alphanumeric only, so it helps to remember your code in #s.
The best guidebook to the region, with far more detail than all-China guides.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
"China's Southwest" covers the culturally fascinating provinces north of Laos and Vietnam, so a better title would be "Southern China." At any rate it's one of Lonely Planet's best books and provides good travel information, including some very worthwhile off-the-beaten-track places. You'll find descriptions of the many tribal groups who live in an incredible diversity of landscapes that ranges from tropical to Himalaya. Text includes parts of the Tibetan Plateau, which spreads across northwestern Yunnan and western and northern Sichuan, a good place to meet Tibetans and learn about their culture. I highly recommend travels to the provinces covered in this book--Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Chongqing. None of the all-China guidebooks do the region justice, so this guidebook is worth getting even if you already have a China guidebook.
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