CHINA AT A GLANCE 1
CHINA TRAVEL ESSENTIALS 9
FAST FACTS ON CHINESE TOURISM 20
BEIJING 44
BEIJING SUBWAY NETWORK 46
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 47
SCENES＆SIGHTS 48
SCENIC HIGHLIGHTS 49
OTHER ATTRACTIONS 54
SANCTUARIES 55
NEW TOURIST SCENE 58
OLYMPIC BUILDINGS 60
MUSEUMS 61
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 61
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 61
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 62
SHOPPING 64
DINING 67
ENTERTAINMENT 70
TIANJIN 74
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 76
SCENES＆SIGHTS 77
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 80
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 80
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 80
SHOPPING 81
DINING 82
ENTERTAINMENT 83
HEBEI 85
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 86
SCENES＆SIGHTS 87
SHIJIAZHUANG 87
CHENGDE 90
QINHUANGDAO 91
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 93
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 93
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 94
SHOPPING 94
DINING 95
FESTIVAL 95
SHANXI 97
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 98
SCENES＆SIGHTS 99
TAIYUAN 99
DATONG 99
PINGYAO 103
QIXIAN 104
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 104
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 104
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 105
SHOPPING 105
DINING 106
INNER MONGOLIA AUTONOMOUS REGION 108
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 110
SCENES＆SIGHTS 111
HOHHOT 111
BAOTOU 112
SCENIC GRASSLANDS 113
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 114
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 114
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 114
SHOPPING 116
DINING 116
FESTIVAL 117
LIAONING 119
SCENES＆SIGHTS 120
ICE-AND-SNOW TOUR 120
SHENYANG 120
DALIAN 121
ANSHAN 123
HULU ISLAND 123
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 124
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 124
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 124
SHOPPING 125
DINING 125
JILIN 127
SCENES＆SIGHTS 128
CHANGCHUN 128
JILIN 129
JI'AN 130
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 131
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 131
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 131
SHOPPING 132
FESTIVALS 133
DINING 133
HEILONGJIANG 135
SCENES＆SIGHTS 136
HARBIN 136
QIQIHAR 138
MUDANJIANG 138
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 140
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 140
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 141
SHOPPING 141
DINING 142
FESTIVAL 142
SHANGHAI 144
SHANGHAI SUBWAY NETWORK 146
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 147
SCENES＆SIGHTS 148
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 152
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 152
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 153
SHOPPING 155
DINING 156
ENTERTAINMENT 158
JIANGSU 160
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 162
SCENES＆SIGHTS 163
NANJING 163
SUZHOU 164
WUXI 167
YANGZHOU 168
ANCIENT TOWN 169
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 170
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 170
ARRIAL AND DEPARTURE 170
SHOPPING 171
DINING 172
ZHEJIANG 174
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 176
SCENES＆SIGHTS 177
HANGZHOU 177
NINGBO 179
WENZHOU 180
ZHOUSHAN 181
ANCIENT TOWN 181
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 183
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 183
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 183
SHOPPING 184
DINING 184
ANHUI 187
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 188
SCENES＆SIGHTS 189
HEFEI 189
HUANGSHAN 189
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 194
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 194
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 194
SHOPPING 194
DINING 195
FUJIAN 197
SCENES＆SIGHTS 198
FUZHOU 198
XIAMEN 198
WUYISHAN 199
QUANZHOU 200
ANCIENT CITY 201
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 202
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 202
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 202
SHOPPING 203
DINING 203
JIANGXI 205
SCENES＆SIGHTS 206
NANCHANG 206
LUSHAN MOUNTAIN 206
JINGDEZHEN 208
WUYUAN 209
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 211
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 211
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 211
SHOPPING 212
DINING 212
SHANDONG 214
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 216
SCENES＆SIGHTS 217
JINAN 217
QINGDAO 218
YANTAI 221
WEIHAI 221
QUFU 221
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 223
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 223
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 223
SHOPPING 224
DINING 224
FESTIVALS 225
HENAN 227
SCENES＆SIGHTS 228
ZHENGZHOU 228
LUOYANG 228
KAIFENG 229
DENGFENG 230
JIAOZUO 230
YELLOW RIVER TOUR 231
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 231
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 231
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 232
SHOPPING 232
DINING 233
FESTIVAL 233
HUBEI 235
SCENES＆SIGHTS 236
WUHAN 236
SHENNONGJIA 238
MOUNT WUDANG SCENIC ZONE 238
YICHANG 239
JINGZHOU 239
ENSHI 240
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 241
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 241
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 241
SHOPPING 242
DINING 242
HUNAN 244
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 246
SCENES＆SIGHTS 247
CHANGSHA 247
YUEYANG 248
HENGYANG 248
SHAOYANG 249
ZHANGJIAJIE 249
ANCIENT PHOENIX CITY 250
CHANGDE 251
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 252
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 252
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 252
SHOPPING 253
DINING 253
GUANGDONG 255
SCENES＆SIGHTS 256
GUANGZHOU 256
SHENZHEN 259
ZHUHAI 261
ZHONGSHAN 261
JIANGMEN 262
SHAOGUAN 262
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 263
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 263
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 264
SHOPPING 265
DINING 265
GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION 268
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 270
SCENES＆SIGHTS 271
NANNING 271
GUILIN 271
YANGSHUO 274
BEIHAI 276
CHONGZUO 276
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 277
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 277
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 278
DINING 278
SHOPPING 279
HAINAN 281
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 282
SCENES＆SIGHTS 283
HAIKOU 283
SANYA 283
BOAO 285
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 286
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 286
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 286
SHOPPING 287
DINING 287
CHONGQING 289
SCENES＆SIGHTS 290
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 294
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 294
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 294
SHOPPING 295
DINING 296
SICHUAN 298
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 300
SCENES＆SIGHTS 301
CHENGDU 301
DUJIANGYAN 302
LESHAN 303
JIUZHAIGOU-HUANGLONG 305
YIBIN 306
SHANGRI-LA TOUR 306
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 308
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 308
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 308
SHOPPING 309
DINING 309
GUIZHOU 311
SCENES＆SIGHTS 312
GUIYANG 312
ANSHUN 312
TONGREN 314
ETHNIC FOLKLORE TOUR 314
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 315
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 315
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 316
SHOPPING 316
DINING 316
YUNNAN 318
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 320
SCENES＆SIGHTS 321
KUNMING 321
DALI 322
LIJIANG 324
XISHUANGBAN-NA 326
TENGCHONG 328
YUANYANG 329
DIQEN 329
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 330
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 330
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 330
SHOPPING 331
DINING 331
FESTIVALS 332
TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION 334
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 336
SCENES＆SIGHTS 337
LHASA 337
XIGAZE 339
NYINGCHI 340
PREFECTURE 340
SHANNAN PREFECTURE 341
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 342
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 342
EQUIPMENT 342
ALTITUDE SICKNESS 343
TIPS FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS TO TIBET 343
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 344
SHOPPING 344
DINING 345
FESTIVAL 345
SHAANXI 347
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 348
SCENES＆SIGHTS 349
XI'AN 349
XIANYANG 354
YAN'AN 355
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 356
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 356
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 357
SHOPPING 357
DINING 358
GANSU 360
SCENES＆SIGHTS 362
LANZHOU 362
DUNHUANG 362
SILK ROAD TOUR 364
TIANSHUI 365
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 366
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 366
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 366
SHOPPING 367
DINING 367
QINGHAI 369
SCENES＆SIGHTS 370
XINING 370
QINGHAI LAKE 371
GOLMUD 372
RAFTING YANGTZE AND YELLOW RIVERS 373
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 373
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 373
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 374
SHOPPING 374
DINING 374
FESTIVALS 375
NINGXIA HUI AUTONOMOUS REGION 377
SCENES＆SIGHTS 378
YINCHUAN 378
ZHONGWEI 379
GUYUAN 380
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 380
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 380
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 381
SHOPPING 381
DINING 381
XINJIANG UYGUR AUTONOMOUS REGION 383
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 384
SCENES＆SIGHTS 385
URUMQI 385
KAXGAR 388
HOTAN 388
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 390
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 390
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 390
SHOPPING 391
DINING 392
HONG KONG 394
HONG KONG SUBWAY 396
RECOMMENDED ITINERARIES 397
SCENES＆SIGHTS 398
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 404
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 404
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 404
SHOPPING 407
DINING 409
ENTERTAINMENT 413
MACAO 416
SCENES＆SIGHTS 418
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 421
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 421
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 421
DINING 422
ENTERTAINMENT 422
TAIWAN 424
TAIWAN SUBWAY NETWORK 426
SCENES＆SIGHTS 427
TAIPEI 427
KAOHSIUNG 429
TRAVELERS'NEEDS 433
TRAVEL AND CLIMATE 433
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 433
SHOPPING 434
DINING 434
APPENDIX 436
PHRASE BOOK 437
LIST OF WORLD HERITAGE 436
SITES IN CHINA 440