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Lonely Planet China by: Damian Harper, Andrew Burke, Julie Grundvig List Price: CDN$ 54.71 City Travel Guides Price: CDN$ 34.47 You Save: CDN$20.24 (37%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 915.1046 EAN: 9788408069362 ISBN: 8408069365 Label: Geoplaneta Manufacturer: Geoplaneta Number Of Pages: 1084 Publication Date: 2008-11 Publisher: Geoplaneta Studio: Geoplaneta Sales Rank: 122045 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - usefulA good guide, which gives needed info to get around. For business travelers, this book should go with another book by a Chinese journalist George Zhibin Gu, China's Global Reach: Markets, Multinationals, and Globalization, which offers indepth analysis on current Chinese business and political affairs. Rating:  - Beware the bookTo echo the words of other readers, this is disappointing and out of date. On the second point, bear in mind that many prices have increased (sometimes more than doubled) since this book was published. On the first, try to ignore almost every recommendation on accomodation and food that the guidebook makes. In many locations the majority of listed restaurants are Western and those that are Chinese are poor quality, high priced and seem to be recommended only for having an English menu. Go somewhere else, point, go for pot-luck or learn a little Chinese before you go and you'll enjoy everything much more. Rating: - Good for package tourists; not for explorationThey say that everything you hear about China is true somewhere. Everything you read in LP China may also be true somewhere but unfortunately not always where you are. Originally published in August 2002 this book is well past its prime. It is still superior to the Rough Guide but could use a serious update. Speaking of which the overleaf promises guidebook upgrades on the Internet but they discontinued this in favour of user discussion. Pricing - the cost of tea in China, you say? Like most things in China, prices are in constant flux and I question the value of including them. They are more misleading than helpful. Tourist attractions will generally be higher than what the book says but other prices will be close. Locations ... Read More: Rating:  - Complete CrapThis book is so bad. If I could give it 0 stars believe me, I would. Many of the things listed in this book no longer exist. I went to one city and all 4 places listed in the LP as budget accomodations were no longer in business. Maps were incorrect. Attractions were listed with one address and placed elsewhere (and incorrectly) on the map. It would help greatly of it had more Chinese of the locations listed so you can show cab drivers. I finally gave up, chucked it into the trash and continued my 4 month trip through Asia without consulting any guidebook and had a much nicer time. Down with the Lonely Liar! You don't need a guide book. Just talk to other travelers. Rating: - don't buy this bookAdmittedly there are not many other China guidebooks around, but this one seriously sucked. I bought one at my local bookstore for a recent trip to China and (i) the attitude of the editors is simply disgusting [If they can't appreciate the country then they shouldn't even bother to write a book about it] (ii) too much of the info is extremely outdated. We all know that China is growing rapidly and whatnot but that really is no excuse for Lonely Planet to not do their homework and give us horrendously erronous info (iii) Any 'off-the-beaten-track' sight featured in Lonely Planet books inevitably become tourist traps for obvious reasons. It's the last time I'm ever buying Lonely Planet books. (Of course, there's the whole bring-the-hippies-there ... Read More: |
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