Download or read book Guangzhou China Wink Travel Guide written by Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-22 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guangzhou or Canton, the capital of Guangdong Province, is the third biggest city in China after Beijing and Shanghai with a population of more than 12 million. Founded in 214 BC, the city has been a springboard for trading, cultural exchanges, many revolutions and reforms, making it an unavoidable stopover to understand what shapes the modern China. Guangzhou's isolation from the rest of 'typical China' by mountainous topography and early exposure to the outside world has resulted in its unique way of lifestyle, liberal ideas, distinctive cuisine and tremendous wealth. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.
Download or read book Xi an China Wink Travel Guide written by Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-24 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Xi'an in Shaanxi Province in China. The oldest surviving capital of ancient China, Xi'an is home to thousands of years of Chinese heritage and history. Xi'an is more than 3,000 years old and was known as Chang'an in ancient times. For 1,000 years, the city was the capital for 13 dynasties, and a total of 73 emperors ruled here. Xi'an is the undisputed root of Chinese civilization having served as the capital city for the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties. With so much history within the ground the city lies upon, it is no wonder that there are so many historical ruins, museums and cultural relics to be found here. It was already influencing the world outside of the Great Wall of China as the eastern terminus of the Silk Road. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.
Download or read book Shanghai China Wink Travel Guide written by Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shanghai is the largest and most developed city in China, the country's main center for finance and fashion, and one of the world's most populous and important cities. Shanghai is one of four cities in China that are administered as municipalities at the same level in the hierarchy as provinces . It is not part of any province and there is no government structure at province, prefecture or city level, just a government for Shanghai Municipality and one for each of the 16 districts within it. For the central districts which have most of the tourist attractions, hotels, restaurants and nightspots. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.
Download or read book Nanjing China Wink Travel Guide written by Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nanjing historically also Nanking, is the capital city of Jiangsu Province in China. It is in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and is the central city of the lower Yangtze Basin. Nanjing is a renowned historical and cultural city, and it was the capital of several dynasties over the course of Chinese history. Its name means "southern capital" (Beijing is "northern capital"). It has many historical sites including the Ming tombs that are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It was the capital of China under the Kuomintang, from 1927 until their retreat to Taiwan in 1949. With a current urban population of approximately 5 million people, Nanjing is an important center for commerce and trade in Eastern China. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.
Download or read book Kunming China Wink Travel Guide written by Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kunming Is the capital of Yunnan Province in China. Known in China as the City of Eternal Spring, Kunming is at an almost-tropical latitude but with a 2000 m (6600 ft) altitude, which gives it a very temperate climate. Largely because of the fine climate, flower-growing is a major industry; tourist attractions include flower exhibits and auctions and a huge botanical garden. In addition to its own charms, Kunming serves as a base from which to explore Yunnan province. Some routes to or from Kunming are described in Hong Kong to Kunming overland. The most popular route within Yunnan runs north and west from Kunming, and is described in Yunnan tourist trail. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.
Download or read book Vacation Goose Travel Guide Guangzhou China written by Francis Morgan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-10 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vacation Goose Travel Guide Guangzhou China is an easy to use small pocket book filled with all you need for your stay in the big city. Top 50 city attractions, top 17 nightlife adventures, top 50 city restaurants, top 50 shopping centers, top 50 hotels, and more than a dozen monthly weather statistics. This travel guide is up to date with the latest developments of the city as of 2017. We hope you let this pocket book be part of yet another fun Guangzhou adventure :)
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Download or read book Discover Guangzhou written by Janvi Chow and published by Janvi Tours Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-12 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written by a local resident who is also a local tour guide with intimate knowledge of Guangzhou's local culture and customs. This Guidebook will allow you to experience 16 historic neighborhoods of Guangzhou, as seen through the eyes of local resident. The 16 tours in this self-guided book of Guangzhou is packed with ideas, fascinating detailed descriptions of the areas, together with food suggestions to make your trips through the ancient depths of Guangzhou City an unforgettable experience. This handy guidebook invites readers to venture out into the heart of the City as well as lesser-known places and provides background information for each place along your journey. This handbook is a product of the author's passion and enthusiasm for Guangzhou and allows him to share his knowledge with visitors to this historical City. The book is designed to give the reader a cultural understanding of life in Guangzhou and provide you with travel tips, cultural knowledge, and historical background to enhance your experience during your stay in the city.
Download or read book Wallpaper City Guide Guangzhou written by Wallpaper* and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2013-08-12 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wallpaper* City Guides present a tightly edited, discreetly packaged list of the best a location has to offer the design conscious traveller. Here is a precise, informative, insider's checklist of all you need to know about the world's most intoxicating cities. Whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or a vacation, we've done the hard work for you, from finding the best restaurants, bars and hotels (including which rooms to request) to the most extraordinary stores and sites, and the most enticing architecture and design. Wallpaper* City Guides enable you to come away from your trip, however brief, with a real taste of the city's landscape and the satisfaction you've seen all that you should. In short, these guides act as a passport to the best the world has to offer.
Download or read book Lausanne Switzerland Wink Travel Guide written by Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lausanne, the capital of the Swiss canton of Vaud, is a medium sized city (around two thirds the size of Geneva). The city is the host to the International Olympic Committee and two major universities. It is also the transportation hub of Vaud, and a gateway to the alpine Canton of the Valais, home to some of the best known ski slopes in the world. As you might expect the large student population makes for a lively nightlife and arts community, revolving around the Flon district. You'll also find a number of quality restaurants and two dozen museums of note, including the Olympic Museum and the offbeat Collection de l'Art Brut. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.
Download or read book Best of China written by Damian Harper and published by . This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonely Planet Best of China is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the Forbidden City in Beijing, marvel at the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, or wander around the pagodas and lilting willows of Hangzhou's West Lake; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Download or read book Ohio written by Stephen Markley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Extraordinary...beautifully precise...[an] earnestly ambitious debut.” —The New York Times Book Review “A wild, angry, and devastating masterpiece of a book.” —NPR “[A] descendent of the Dickensian ‘social novel’ by way of Jonathan Franzen: epic fiction that lays bare contemporary culture clashes, showing us who we are and how we got here.” —O, The Oprah Magazine “A book that has stayed with me ever since I put it down.” —Seth Meyers, host of Late Night with Seth Meyers One sweltering night in 2013, four former high school classmates converge on their hometown in northeastern Ohio. There’s Bill Ashcraft, a passionate, drug-abusing young activist whose flailing ambitions have taken him from Cambodia to Zuccotti Park to post-BP New Orleans, and now back home with a mysterious package strapped to the undercarriage of his truck; Stacey Moore, a doctoral candidate reluctantly confronting her family and the mother of her best friend and first love, whose disappearance spurs the mystery at the heart of the novel; Dan Eaton, a shy veteran of three tours in Iraq, home for a dinner date with the high school sweetheart he’s tried desperately to forget; and the beautiful, fragile Tina Ross, whose rendezvous with the washed-up captain of the football team triggers the novel’s shocking climax. Set over the course of a single evening, Ohio toggles between the perspectives of these unforgettable characters as they unearth dark secrets, revisit old regrets and uncover—and compound—bitter betrayals. Before the evening is through, these narratives converge masterfully to reveal a mystery so dark and shocking it will take your breath away.
Download or read book Travels in China written by John Barrow and published by . This book was released on 1804 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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