China

Travel to China - even to those sites and regions still forbidden to outsiders and see for yourself the spectacle and diversity that this huge country represents. This full colour book is an armchair journey, revealing the great cities, the ancient monuments and heritage sites, the Buddhist temples and spiritual sculptures - and, the people, their customs and street life, their carnivals, circuses and operas. * Beijing - the Temples of Heaven * Tienanmen Square * The Forbidden City * * The Descendants of the Great Emperors * The Yangtse River * * On the Roof of the World * Shanghai - the Greatest Metropolis in China * * Tibet - Land of Monasteries * Great Wall of China * Terracotta Warriors * * The Countries of the World series brings together top travel writing and beautiful photographs from the four corners of the Earth. Each volume is a snapshot of the country, its landscape, its culture, its people, its architecture and heritage.