This guide includes a section detailing Beijing's history, six features covering aspects of the city's life and culture, ranging from opera to brush painting, a visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. It also features hundreds of photographs and 19 maps.
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colour photographs, 19 maps, index
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Höhe: 223 mm
Breite: 151 mm
ISBN-13
978-981-234-300-0 (9789812343000)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Maps: Beijing; Tiananmen Square; Legation Quarter; Imperial Palace; Southwestern Beijing; Temple of Heaven; The Lake District; Eastern Beijing; Western Beijing; Northwestern Suburbs; Summer Palace; Around Beijing; Fragrant Hills; Ming Tombs; Chengde; Tianjin; Beijing Subway; Inside front cover - Beijing; Inside back cover - China. Introduction & History: Centre of the World; Decisive Dates; Early Years to End of Empire; Post-Imperial Upheavals; The Modern Era. Features: People; Life in the Hutong; Religion; Cuisine; Beijing Opera; Art and Crafts. Places: Introduction; Tiananmen Square and Surroundings; The Imperial Palace; South of Tiananmen; The Temple of Heaven; The Lake District; Eastern Beijing; Western Beijing; The Summer Palaces; Western Fringes; Imperial Tombs; The Great Wall; Chengde: Imperial Resort; Tianjin. Picture Stories: Beijing's Morning Exercises; Traditional Medicine; Bicycles; Building the Wall. Information Panels: Pu Yi, the Last Emperor; Maomorabilia; The Golden Prison; Chinese Inventions and Discoveries. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Culture ; Shopping; Language.
