CHINA: THE SILK ROUTES [Paperback]

Peter Neville-Hadley (Author)

Book Description

Series: China | Publication Date: September 1997

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Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Everyman Publishers (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860110525
• ISBN-13: 978-1860110528
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,286,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is great!!, October 2, 2000

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Steven W. Witt (Sullivan, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CHINA: THE SILK ROUTES (Paperback)

We spent two months in NW China this summer and used this book so much that we threw away my other guide book (It is a very lonely one now). We finally left China: the Silk Routes with another traveller in Xiahi as we left the Silk Route regions. It is simply the best guide book for the Silk Road available, listing locations and towns that are not yet covered in other books, plus great essays on historical areas and the sites. It also has a handy index (with Chinese characters) of food, phrases, and other useful words to ease communications.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it's weight in gold!, December 7, 1999

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This review is from: CHINA: THE SILK ROUTES (Paperback)

Last fall, I traveled on the Silk Road, from Uzbekistan through Western China to Xian, with two companions. This was far and away the best travel guide we used. Not only did it guide us to the best accomodations available in out of the way places, but it also gave us excellent practical information wherever we were. Because we did not speak the local language, we relied on this excellent book to give us interesting background and historical info. When communications were all but impossible, I would open the book and point to the relevant phrases written in Chinese characters, and we were able to get what we needed! This book is worth its weight in gold for anyone traveling independently in this part of the world.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for your feet......and intellect, August 31, 1999

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This review is from: CHINA: THE SILK ROUTES (Paperback)

Two great virtues make this an excellent guide indeed. First, it is a really useful planner in that it contains sufficient details for you to map your routes, pick your transports, accomodation, eating places, etc. Alongside are also well written sections on the history and other aspects that an inquiring traveller demands and appreciates. Both the traveller/writer and the publisher are to be heartily congratulated