Customer Reviews

Spectacular China

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This is a wonderful coffee table book for anyone interested in China. It is a large format with beautiful photography including several 3-page fold-outs. China's natural beauty, architecture & culture are all here.

You see get to see ancient stone sculptures, the majestic Imperial Place & the seemingly endless Great Wall. Breathtaking waterfalls, serene lakes dotted with pagodas & mysterious mountains enveloped in clouds follow.

I was very impressed the many golden Buddhas & a boat made of marble. I also loved the peaceful gardens filled with water, rocks & trees. The native people in traditional dress are fascinating as well.

My favorite of the entire city of Beijing lit with fireworks is nothing short of spectacular. The text and detailed captions provide a thorough background for the photos. This is a book you can get lost in for hours.

This book has the best photos of scenes around China that I have ever seen. I love the photos, but have been very disappointed in the quality of the binding. It is not strong enough to support such large, heavy pages. The first book arrived with the binding already torn away and the second one has to be handled VERY gently to prevent the same thing from happening. As a coffee table book it is meant to be looked at and I don't like having to ask people to be careful with it. I don't know if I got a couple of bad copies or if they're all so delicate. Maybe future editions will be more hardy.

The pictures are beautiful but the book is put together very sloppily and is falling apart before it even comes out of the box

The photos in this book are beyond spectacular! If you are interested in China, this is the ultimate coffee table photograph collection. Highly recommended.

I was instantly attracted by this book. The super-size images are so beautiful and so sharp that they look like a series of windows to the most beautiful scenes in China. All my families are really impressed.

I have been to some places shown in this book. The pictures was taken with such optimum lighting conditions and artistic angles that made the familiar places look grandeur and inviting, yet realistic, to me. As for the pictures about places I have never been, the beautiful scenes make me yearning to travel there.

All in all, this is the best coffee table picture book about China that I have seen.

I have one copy. But when I want to buy another copy as a gift for a friend leaving Boston to be an university professor, I cannot find any in the local bookstores. I only wish there will another printing of this book, or another edition.

I generally like all books in this "spectacular" series. Last month I bought a copy of "America's Spectacular National Parks" to give to a colleague returning to Japan.

I hope the author and publishers keep up with the excellent work!