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 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 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 Vacation Goose Travel Guide Nanjing China written by Francis Morgan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-30 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vacation Goose Travel Guide Nanjing 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 3 nightlife adventures, top 50 city restaurants, top 50 hotels, top 50 shopping centers 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 Nanjing adventure :)
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 Sloth Travel Guide Nanjing China written by Richard Mayor and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vacation Sloth Travel Guide Nanjing 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 50 city restaurants, 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 Nanjing adventure :)
Download or read book Nanjing and the Lower Yangzi written by Eric N. Danielson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nanjing and the Lower Yangzi written by Eric N. Danielson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book China written by Bingkang Yan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Southern Tier New York Wink Travel Guide written by Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is largely a rural area full of dairy farms, quaint towns, and deep forests. Numerous small fairs and markets dot the valleys in the summer and the area is a destination for hunters and leaf peepers in the fall. The occasional city hugs the riverbanks, providing modern amenities and urban comforts while struggling to hold on to the small town charm that is typical of the area. It is considered to be the northernmost reaches of Appalachia. 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 written by Zhongguo lü you chu ban she and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eastern Finger Lakes New York Wink Travel Guide written by Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seneca, Cayuga, Owasco, Skaneateles, and Otisco are the five Eastern Finger Lakes, part of the Finger Lakes region of New York. From the dozens and dozens of wineries on the slopes of Seneca and Cayuga, to the pristine waters of Skaneateles, to the magnificent gorges of Watkins Glen, these lakes embody the very soul of the Finger Lakes region. Add to that a quintessential college town, the center of the women's rights movement, and the tallest waterfall in the Northeast, and you've got a region just brimming with things to do. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.
Download or read book Did Marco Polo Go To China written by Frances Wood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all ?know? that Marco Polo went to China, served Ghengis Khan for many years, and returned to Italy with the recipes for pasta and ice cream. But Frances Wood, head of the Chinese Department at the British Library, argues that Marco Polo not only never went to China, he probably never even made it past the Black Sea, where his family conducted business as merchants.Marco Polo's travels from Venice to the exotic and distant East, and his epic book describing his extraordinary adventures, A Description of the World, ranks among the most famous and influential books ever published. In this fascinating piece of historical detection, marking the 700th anniversary of Polo's journey, Frances Wood questions whether Marco Polo ever reached the country he so vividly described. Why, in his romantic and seemingly detailed account, is there no mention of such fundamentals of Chinese life as tea, foot-binding, or even the Great Wall? Did he really bring back pasta and ice cream to Italy? And why, given China's extensive and even obsessive record-keeping, is there no mention of Marco Polo anywhere in the archives?Sure to spark controversy, Did Marco Polo Go to China? tries to solve these and other inconsistencies by carefully examining the Polo family history, Marco Polo's activities as a merchant, the preparation of his book, and the imperial Chinese records. The result is a lucid and readable look at medieval European and Chinese history, and the characters and events that shaped this extraordinary and enduring myth.
Download or read book Visa Stickers and Other Matters of the Soul written by Lom Harshni Chauhan and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thus it was that as I rocked my little baby to sleep, I often wondered what I should give her: a mind conditioned towards the accepted societal concept of God, or a blank mind that would make its own opinions once older.' One of the major concerns of Indian parents is how best to pass on to their children the time-honoured traditions of Indian culture and spirituality, even as they try to raise global citizens. Visa, Stickers and Other Matters of the Soul is a delightful and endearing account of a young mother's experiments with raising her daughter in the Indian spiritual way while living in atheist China. As she begins to educate her daughter, she is surprised by her daughter's sense of understanding and realizes that parenting is her biggest life lesson, with her daughter as her teacher.
Download or read book The Jungle Grows Back written by Robert Kagan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An incisive, elegantly written, new book about America’s unique role in the world." --Tom Friedman, The New York Times A brilliant and visionary argument for America's role as an enforcer of peace and order throughout the world--and what is likely to happen if we withdraw and focus our attention inward. Recent years have brought deeply disturbing developments around the globe. American sentiment seems to be leaning increasingly toward withdrawal in the face of such disarray. In this powerful, urgent essay, Robert Kagan elucidates the reasons why American withdrawal would be the worst possible response, based as it is on a fundamental and dangerous misreading of the world. Like a jungle that keeps growing back after being cut down, the world has always been full of dangerous actors who, left unchecked, possess the desire and ability to make things worse. Kagan makes clear how the "realist" impulse to recognize our limitations and focus on our failures misunderstands the essential role America has played for decades in keeping the world's worst instability in check. A true realism, he argues, is based on the understanding that the historical norm has always been toward chaos--that the jungle will grow back, if we let it.
Download or read book Spy Princess written by Shrabani Basu and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the riveting story of Noor Inayat Khan, a descendant of an Indian prince, Tipu Sultan (the Tiger of Mysore), who became a British secret agent for SOE during World War II. Shrabani Basu tells the moving story of Noor's life, from her birth in Moscow – where her father was a Sufi preacher – to her capture by the Germans. Noor was one of only three women SOE agents awarded the George Cross and, under torture, revealed nothing, not even her real name. Kept in solitary confinement, her hands and feet chained together, Noor was starved and beaten, but the Germans could not break her spirit. Ten months after she was captured, she was taken to Dachau concentration camp and, on 13 September 1944, she was shot. Her last word was 'Liberté.'
