China-A Travel Survival Kit

includes index and biblioraphy

Introduction ................11 Facts about the country .......14 History .........14 Geography ........40 Climate ............42 Flora & Fauna .........43 Government ...........44 Economy ..........47 Population .........51 People ...........53 Arts ........54 Culture .........60 Religion .........62 Language ..........70 Facts for the visitor ...........83 Visas & Embassies ........83 Money ...............85 What to bring ..........86 Tourist Offices ...........90 Business hours ..........92 Holidays ..............95 Posy & telecommunications .............96 Time ...........98 Electricity ........98 Laundry ...........99 Weights & Measures .......99 Books and maps .........99 Media ............103 Health .........105 Women travellers ..............120 Dangers & Annoyances ............120 Film & Photography ............126 Accommodation ...........128 Food ............131 Drinks .......137 Things to buy ...........139 Getting there & Away ..........143 Air ........143 CAAC ...........143 Land ..........148 Boat ..........156 Tours ..............158 Getting around ..............161 Air .......161 Bus ..........164 Train ..............164 Taxi ..........171 Car & Motorbike ...........171 Bicycle ............172 Hitching .............175 Boat ............175 Local transport ............176 Tours .........177 Southern & central china Canton ...............180 Around canton ...........204 Quangdong ..............207 Shenzhen special economic Zone ...........207 Shenzhen town ............209 Foshan ............211 Gongbei ...........214 Pearl river delta ...........214 Zhaoqing ..........216 Zhanjiang ............219 Shantou ..........221 Chaozhou .............224 Hainan island ................225 Haikou .............229 Wenchang ..........232 Xinglong ............232 Xincun ..........232 Sanya ..........233 Tongshi .............237 Qiongzhong ...........237 Human ............238 Changsha .......240 Shaoshan ........244 Yueyang ..........245 Zhuzhou ............248 Hengyang .......248 Xiangtan ............248 Qingyanshan .........249 Jiangxi .............250 Nanchang ...........250 jingdezhen .........255 Jiujiang ........256 Lushan ..........257 Yingtan ..........260 Jinggangshan .............260 Hubei ..............261 Wuhan ..............261 Wudangshan ..........268 Shennogjia ...........269 Yichang ...........269 Henan ...........270 Zhengzhou .........270 Shalin Monastery .............277 Kaifeng ...........277 Anyang ..............281 Luoyang ............281 Linxian country ..........286 Gongxian county .............286 Shaanxi ...............288 Xian ...........288 Around xi`an ............297 Huashan ..........303 Yan`an .........304 Huangling ...........304 Shanxi ............305 Taiyuan .............305 Around taiyuan ..........310 Wutaishan .........311 Datong .........311 Around datong .........316 The east Fujian ..........318 Xiamen ...........318 Quanzhou .........326 Around quanzhou .............330 Fuzhou ............331 Zhejiang ...........336 Hangzhou ...........336 Shaoxing ...........345 Ningbo ...........345 Quikou ..........346 Tiantaishan ..........346 Wenzhou ............346 Chun`an county ..........346 Anhui ................347 Huangshan ..........347 Tunxi .........325 Jiuhuashan ..........353 Wuhu & guichi ........353 Hefei ...............353 Shanghai ..............354 Jiangsu .........387 Nanjing ..........387 Grand canal ..........399 Yangzhou ........402 Zhenjiang .........407 Changzhou ........409 Around changzhou ..........412 Yixing county .......412 Dingshu .........415 Wuxi ........419 Suzhou ........425 Around suzhou ..........436 Xuzhou .......437 Lianyungang ........438 Nantong .......438 Shandong ............439 jian ............441 Around jian .....444 Around tai`an .......447 Qufu .........452 Zouxian .........458 Zibo ......458