Fodor's China, 6th Edition (Travel Guide) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Travel Guide | Publication Date: May 19, 2009

Fodor's. For Choice Travel Experiences.

Fodor's helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you're at the helm, Fodor's offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It's like having a friend in China!

Experience the juxtaposition of ancient and new in Beijing, take a slow boat through the spectacular Three Gorges, or soak up the surreal landscape of Everest Base Camp: it’s no wonder that China’s tourism market is a booming $70 billion industry and growing. With more maps, a language guide, and in-depth illustrated features on local food, culture, and customs, our savvy coverage will enable travelers to unravel the mysteries of China.

·Updated regional planning pages provide an overview of the best travel destinations and address the logistics of a visit

·Chinese character translations of every recommended restaurant, hotel and nightclub in the country

·Expanded restaurant and hotel coverage on all of the most visited regions

·Completely updated dining and lodging reviews

·Personal recommedations on the most reliable tour guides in the country, where to find them, and how to book them

·Handy mini-essays, maps and images that highlight China’s cultural diversity and historic importance

Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews, and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 720 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 6 edition (May 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400008255
• ISBN-13: 978-1400008254
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #726,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fodor's China 6th ed, September 12, 2009

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S. Madeira "Travel addict" (Yardley PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fodor's China, 6th Edition (Travel Guide) (Paperback)

This is a great book. It offers historical perspective and complete coverage. it has useful guides to the areas I was interested in, and is very readable and user friendly. A must for travel in China.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Information over pretty pictures, January 31, 2010

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CRL "Hollis59" (Peoria, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fodor's China, 6th Edition (Travel Guide) (Paperback)

This is packed with information you will likely need in China. While it does not have the variety of pictures other guide books have, it is full of the detail one needs in a country as diverse as China. I especially like the "Foder's Choice" selections which have helped us determine what to see and where to stay. A good example is where to see the Great Wall. Without Foder's Choice, it would seem all Great Wall sites are the same when, in fact, some are better for the tourist than others.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Okay for information, but the layout is lousy., April 21, 2011

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Rach "rach303" (Vista, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fodor's China, 6th Edition (Travel Guide) (Paperback)

We bought this guide for a family vacation in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. The information is good and pretty thorough - BUT - if you actually want to find anything in the book, or on a map, or find a map, or find a restaurant or location referred to on one of the maps, then Good Luck. Because the layout of this book is absolutely dreadful. I'll give you an example: You're in Hong Kong and have heard the museum of teaware is good, so you want to see where it is on the map. Except you can't find the map because it's hidden amongst all the other HK information on a random page. You find the map and see that it's #8 on the key - so you try to find it in the "attractions" section - except it doesn't come after 7 and before 9, because attractions 7 and 9 are in a different area of the city and therefore on a different page in the book - not that the map even showed the city areas in the first place. So you eventually find the review, decide to go and decide to figure a restaurant to eat at while you're there. So - back to the map - except that's the attractions map, not the restaurant map - that's another map on another page, with another key, with more not-in-sequence numbers. For Kowloon it's worse. There are 2 different maps, to different scales, both with a random assortment of markets, sights and museums. It's potluck as to whether you'll ever actually find what you're looking for.
I don't care how good the information is - if you can't find it, it's useless. For Beijing and Shanghai the Moon guide was much better - and had all the maps (by area), everything on them, color coded at the back of the book. Now that's sensible.