China (Odyssey Illustrated Guides, Seventh Edition) - Softcover

Chan, Charis; Neville-Hadley, Peter

9789622176911: China (Odyssey Illustrated Guides, Seventh Edition)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9622176917 ISBN 13: 9789622176911

Publisher: Odyssey Books & Maps, 2001

Home to one-quarter of the world's people and heir to the richest civilization in history, China continues to exert a magnetic attraction on visitors. Archaeological treasures, architectural masterpieces, stunning natural beauty and the inexhaustible vari

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About the Author:

Charis Chan is the author of several books about China. Peter Neville-Hadley first visited China in 1986, returning repeatedly to investigate new areas while improving his Mandarin. Abandoning a London-based career in arts marketing, he turned to writing about China, first contributing to the second edition of Cadogan Guides' Central Asia, and then spending two years researching and writing China: The Silk Routes for the same publisher. He has since revisited China to fulfill commissions for the Sunday Times, and has also written on Beijing, the Yellow River, Hong Kong and other destinations in China for various publications.

Review:

Whole worlds are created in this fact-filled, wonderfully illustrated guide. -- Booklist

[H]as done a great deal to open visitors' eyes to less well-known locations... -- Far Eastern Economic Review

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