Download or read book Jingshan Park in Beijing written by Wander Stories and published by WanderStories. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Traveler, Welcome to the WanderStories™ tour of Jingshan Park in Beijing. We, at WanderStories™, are storytellers. We don’t tell you where to eat or sleep, we don’t intend to replace a typical travel reference guide. Our mission is to be the best local guide that you would wish to have by your side when visiting the sights. So, we meet you at the sight and take you on a tour. WanderStories™ travel guides are unique because our storytelling style puts you alongside the best local guide who tells you fascinating stories and unusual facts recreating the passion and sacrifice that forged the beauty of these places right here in front of you, while a wealth of high quality photos, historic pictures, and illustrations brings your tour vividly to life. Our promise: • when you visit Jingshan Park with this travel guide you will have the best local guide at your fingertips • when you read this travel guide in the comfort of your armchair you will feel as if you are actually visiting Jingshan Park with the best local guide Let’s go! Your guide, WanderStories

Download or read book Top 10 Guide to Beijing Sights written by Li Sun and published by Patrick W. Nee. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Beijing. Beijing is one of the oldest and most interesting capitals in the world. A trip to Beijing is a trip to the ancient past but it is also a trip into the future. In Beijing the ancient and the modern live side-by-side with the traditional Chinese culture blending with the new global Chinese outlook. There is much to see in Beijing but also much that can be missed. The Top Ten Guide to Beijing makes sure you see and experience the very best of the city. Authors Li Sun, Yi Yang and Serena Hao Pan know the city intimately; they have grown up, gone to school and worked in Beijing. These authors bring a broad perspective that covers not only the quite pleasures of Beijing but also the excitement of a major cosmopolitan city. Whether you are visiting for a few days or a few weeks, THE TOP TEN GUIDE TO BEIJING lets you focus on the best of everything so that your experience in Beijing is a rich and rewarding one. THE TOP TEN TRAVEL GUIDES are designed to meet the needs of today’s sophisticated travelers. They highlight the best the world has to offer. They are available for other cities of the world. Best wishes for an exciting visit to Beijing.

Download or read book Best of Beijing written by Eilís Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If China were an opera singer, she'd look to Beijing for inspiration. Dynamic and historic, this grand city will inspire you, too. Lose yourself in wonder at the most splendid, jaw-dropping sights - the Forbidden City, the Great Wall of China. Then there's Beijing's centuries-long history, played out on the streets every day. Ever discerning, Best of Beijing selects the best on offer - and puts the whole city in your pocket.

Download or read book Beijing written by Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information on accommodations, restaurants, cultural sites, shopping, and nightlife in Beijing.

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Beijing written by Rough Guides and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth coverage of Beijing's local attractions, sights, and restaurants takes you to the most rewarding spots - from the Temple of Heaven to the Forbidden City to the Ming tombs - and stunning color photography brings the land to life on the pages. With a beautiful new cover, amazing tips and information, and key facts, The Rough Guide to Beijing is the perfect travel companion. The locally based Rough Guides author team introduces the best places to stop and explore, and provides reliable insider tips on topics such as driving the roads, taking walking tours, or visiting local cathedrals. You'll find special coverage of history, art, architecture, and literature, and detailed information on the best markets and shopping for each area in this fascinating city. The Rough Guide to Beijing also unearths the best restaurants, nightlife, and places to stay, from backpacker hostels to boutique hotels, and color-coded maps feature every sight and listing. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Beijing.

Download or read book Beijing Walks written by Xiang Mao and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Beijing written by Robert Storey and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 1994 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beijing is where the cogs and wheels of the Chinese universe move, where you'll find the best of everything in China. This guide is loaded with maps, color photos, and hundreds of restaurant and accommodation recommendations for all budgets along with tips on dealing with the bureaucracy and urban sprawl.

Download or read book WALK BEIJING written by Annie Coburn and published by Annie Coburn. This book was released on 2008-02-25 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walk Beijing is a tourist friendly guide to 5 walks in the heart of Beijing. You will see more in less time using Suzy's point-to-point maps, directions and agendas. Learn more: http://www.the-suzy-

Download or read book The Chinese Garden written by Bianca Maria Rinaldi and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With their centuries-long development, the English landscape garden, the formal French garden, as well Japanese and Chinese gardens constitute an unparalleled repository of design solutions familiar throughout the world. They are frequently drawn upon as reference works, but often in a piecemeal and haphazard fashion and from botanical or art-historical vantage points. That is where the books of this new series come in. They present the various garden types from the perspective of contemporary landscape and garden design. Starting from the formidable beauty of the world’s most distinguished gardens, they point the way toward the essential compositional principles, the plants most commonly utilized and their most characteristic uses, and the possibilities for employing them in contemporary projects, thus providing readers with a rich source of inspiration for their own designs and creations. The panorama of "The Chinese Garden" stretches from the surviving historical gardens all the way to such modern examples as the garden at the Bank of China in Hong Kong (designed by I. M. Pei), Ai Weiwei’s Yiwu Riverbank Park, the Garden of Flowering Fragrance in the Los Angeles, California, region and the Garden of Awakening Orchids in Portland, Oregon.

Download or read book Fodor s Essential China written by Fodor's Travel Guides and published by Fodor's Travel. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ready to experience China? The experts at Fodor’s are here to help. Fodor’s Essential China travel guide is packed with customizable itineraries with top recommendations, detailed maps of China, and exclusive tips from locals. Whether you want to climb the Great Wall, explore the Forbidden City, or discover the Terracotta Warriers, this up-to-date guidebook will help you plan it all out. This new edition has been FULLY-REDESIGNED with a new layout and beautiful images for more intuitive travel planning! Fodor’s Essential China includes: • AN ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE GUIDE that visually captures the top highlights of China. • SPECTACULAR COLOR PHOTOS AND FEATURES throughout, including special features on Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Chinese food, the Terracotta Warriors, and Chinese tea. • INSPIRATIONAL “BEST OF” LISTS identify the best things to see, do, eat, drink, and more. • MULTIPLE ITINERARIES for various trip lengths help you maximize your time. • MORE THAN 60 DETAILED MAPS help you plot your itinerary and navigate confidently. • BRAND NEW HOTEL AND RESTAURANT REVIEWS in major cities like Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xian and Kunming offer options for every taste. • TRIP PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS: guides to getting around, saving money and time, beating the crowds; basic Chinese language phrases; and a calendar of events. • LOCAL INSIDER ADVICE tells you where to find under-the-radar gems, along with the best tours. • HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL OVERVIEWS add perspective and enrich your travels. • COVERS: Lantau island and Victoria Peak in Hong Kong, The Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City in Beijing, Shanghai Disneyland in Pudong, the Terracotta Warriors in Xian, Chengdu, Sichuan and the Panda Breeding Research Center, Yangtze river cruises, Chongqing and more. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. Planning on visiting Southeast Asia? Check out Fodor’s Thailand: with Cambodia & Laos, and Fodor’s Vietnam.

Download or read book China written by Damian Harper and published by SIU Press. This book was released on with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fodor s China written by Margaret Kelly and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history and culture of China, offers practical travel advice, and recommends accommodations, restaurants, transportation, and attractions.

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Beijing Travel Guide eBook written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Beijing is the ultimate travel guide to China's remarkable capital city. From the majestic Forbidden City and maze-like hutong alleys to gorgeous lake-filled parks and the exquisite Summer Palace, this vibrant book - packed full of stunning photography and clear, colour-coded maps - reveals the city's best sights and attractions. And if you fancy taking a trip outside of Beijing, you'll be pointed in the right direction: incredible treks around the Great Wall, ancient villages, imperial hunting parks and fascinating, offbeat museums are all part of the mix. Comprehensive sections detail the very best places to sleep, eat, drink, shop and unwind: check out our author picks and "Beijing's Best" boxes, selecting atmospheric courtyard hotels, stylish bars, edgy art galleries, lively antiques markets, and much more. Expert reviews on film, literature and live music create a rounded and exciting picture of modern Beijing. However long you're staying, and whatever your budget, The Rough Guide to Beijing has you covered.

Download or read book Courtyard Housing and Cultural Sustainability written by Donia Zhang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural sustainability is a very important aspect of the overall sustainability framework and is regarded as the fourth pillar alongside the other three: environmental, economic, and social sustainability. However, the concept is neither fully explored, nor widely accepted or recognized. This book elicits the interplay of nature-culture-architecture and theorizes the concept of cultural sustainability and culturally sustainable architecture. It identifies four key themes in Chinese philosophy: Harmony with Heaven, Harmony with Earth, Harmony with Humans, and Harmony with Self, along with Greek philosopher Aristotle’s physics: form, space, matter, and time, it sets them as criteria to evaluate the renewed and new courtyard housing projects constructed in China since the 1990s. Using an innovative architectural and social science approach, this book examines the political, economic, social, and spatial factors that affect cultural sustainability. Supported by a multiplicity of data including: field surveys, interviews with residents, architects, and planners, time diaries, drawings, photos, planning documents, observation notes, and real estate brochures, the book proposes new courtyard garden house design strategies that promote healthy communities and human care for one another, a concept that is universally applicable. The volume is a first opportunity to take a holistic view, to encompass eastern and western, tangible and intangible, cultures in the theorization of cultural sustainability and culturally sustainable architecture. It is a comprehensive contribution to architectural theory.

Download or read book China written by David Leffman and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive sections on history and culture supplement this book's coverage of the country's most interesting and popular sights and attractions. With detailed information on restaurants and hotels, this guide takes readers beyond the usual tourist destinations to discover China's best-kept secrets. 147 maps. of color photos.

Download or read book Mao s Images written by Yan Geng and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Yan Geng examines Mao’s image from the perspective of its producers, focusing on four artists, chosen for both the diverse media they worked in and their diverse backgrounds. The book suggests an alternative perspective on the making of propaganda not only as a politically themed representation but also as an expression of artists’ subjectivities and their roles as pivotal agents in the transition of modern Chinese art history. Mao’s Image: Artists and China’s 1949 Transition demonstrates how artists portrayed Mao as the nation’s leader during the early People’s Republic and what such images reveal about Chinese artists’ experience during the Communist takeover of the country.

Download or read book National Geographic Traveler China written by Damian Harper and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful guide makes the vast enigma of China accessible to every traveler. Filled with a myriad of useful information and travel tips, it features cut-away illustrations of renowned structures, detailed maps, and sumptuous photographs. Broken into chapters by cities and areas, it describes the best sites throughout the country, including Beijing; dynamic, modern Shanghai; the fertile Yangze region; Guilin and its fabled limestone pillars; Tibet; the Silk Road; Inner Mongolia; Hong Kong; and Macau, all prefaced by an elaborate introduction to the rich Chinese history and culture. Extensive sidebars discuss Chinese deities, the Taiping Rebellion, Tibetan Buddhism, and more, while guided tours include a bike ride from Tiananmen Square and a cruise along the Yangze River. An extensive travel planner details practicalities, including where to find the most gracious hotels and the best Peking duck and dim sum. National Geographic Traveler: China not only inspires ideas for specific itineraries and sites to visit, but also heightens anticipation for the trip. An invaluable planning tool chock full of exciting activities and interesting historical and cultural information, this guide is essential for pre-trip preparation.