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Travel information southcoast of China : Fuzhou, Guilin, Hainan, Kanton and Xiamen.
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Care Rentals China
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Hotels in China
Booking - Hotels in China - Hotel Guide China
Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Zhuhai, Qingdao, Kunming, Xiamen, Nanjing, Haikou, Wuxi, and more ...
- Hotels all over China
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.
- look for hotels in China and select a city
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Hostels / Budget Accommodation China
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.
Travel Agents / Tour Operators
Do you want to see wildlife, go trekking, discover fascinating cultures and ways of life, experience life in a
tribal village, see the stars from a desert wilderness... Try one of the activity holidays, travel experiences not to be missed! Adventurecompany.co.uk.
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Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
- Beijing and Shanghai
Cosmos is UK's largest independent tour operator.
Type of holidays : Beach holidays, Cruises, Escorted tours, Family holidays, Golf & Spa.
Destinations: Beijing, Chengde, Chengdu, Dali, Hangzhou, Kunming, Lijiang, Macau, Nanjing, Sanya, Shanghai, Suzhou, Xian, Yangshuo and Zhongdian
- Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai
- Create your perfect trip to China - Flight, Hotel and Car
Travel Guides China / Related books
China Travel Guides [ amazon.co.uk ]
China (Rough Guide Travel Guides) - by Jeremy Atiyah, David Leffman, Simon Lewis
Mandarin (Lonely Planet Phrasebook S.)
Synopsis : Containing essential words and phrases for effective communication with local people, this title is organized to help travellers find the right words at the right time with ease.
Hardcover 256 pages (September 2004); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing (Frommer's Born to Shop S.) - by Suzy Gershman
Synopsis : This guide offers updated shopping tips to people visiting China. It explains what to buy (from
porcelain, jade and pearls to silk, antiques, carpets and custom-tailored clothing), how to deal with local
merchants and get the best prices, and where to find the best stores, markets and shopping districts - all in a
handy pocket-sized format. It also provides tips on finding airfare, hotel and dining bargains.
"Time Out" Shanghai
Synopsis : Shanghai is rapidly en route to becoming the economic and cultural powerhouse not just of China,
but of all Asia. Recognized as the world's fastest growing cities, it's a place where skyscrapers sprout
weekly, where the world's fastest train is shortly to come into service and where to do something immediately is considered sluggish. Boundless energy, technological advancement and cash, cash, cash
make Shanghai buzz like perhaps no other city in the world. The first edition of this Time Out guide is written
by a team of resident experts and local journalists who have scoured Shanghai from the early morning
farmers' market at Xiangyang to the clubs of Guandii at dawn to present the complete picture of this city in flux.
Paperback 256 pages (November 4, 2004); Publisher: Time Out Group Ltd
Silk Route by Rail, by Dominic Stratfield-Jones, Trailblazer Publications
Describes the route from Beijing to Moscow via Urumqui and Almaty.
Trans-Siberian Handbook, by Bryan Thomas, Trailblazer Publications
Transport / How do I travel to Hainan Island
Hong Kong Airport - Hong Kong International Airport
Bejing Airport - Beijing Capital International Airport
Shanghai Airport
Local Hongqiao Airport und Pudong International Airport, located 50-55kms from the City ]
Macau Airport - Macau International Airport
Book cheap flights to China at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online.
- flights from London and Manchester to Bejing, Shanghai
Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights - price comparison possible
China Airlines and China Southern Airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines [ Paris, Madrid en Munich ], China Xinhua Air, Hainan Air, Shandong Air, Sjanghai Air, Xiamen Air [ only in Asia ]
Trans Siberian Railways
Trans Manchurian Railway - Moscow-Beijing via Irkutsk + Zabaikalsk v.v.
Runs from Moscow [ Russia ] to Beijing through Manchuria
Trans Mongolia Railway - Moscow-Beijing via Ulan Bator v.v.
This line leaves the Trans Siberia Railways at Ulan Ude [ Mongolia ], and heads south through Ulaanbaatar and the Gobi to Beijing in China
Map of China [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castaņeda Bibliothek - Map Collection ]
Maps of China
Maps of Chinese cities, provinces and regions in the principal areas of China. Each map section has large,
clear maps showing cities, borders and highways.
Links 
Travel Insurance - online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents
CNTO - China National Tourist Office USA
China Internet Information Center - China's Official Gateway to News & Information
China Government Online [ Chinese characters ]
Fuzhou
Guilin
Hainan
Kanton
Xiamen
Cuisine - Chinese Recipes
China-on-site - Chinese culture - see cooking
Cuisine [ Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan ], Cooking technique [ cold dish, deep-frying, hotpot boiling, roasting, simmering, steaming, stewing, stir-frying ].
Chinese Cuisine by Huang Su Huei, Wei-Chuan Publishing
Paperback: 206 pages; Publisher: Wei-Chuan Pub. (June 1, 1983); ISBN: 0941676080
History of China
Independence: 221 BC [ unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty 221 BC; Qing or Ch'ing Dynasty replaced by the Republic on 12 February 1912; People's Republic established 1 October 1949 ]
China's History
China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization, and became a large united country with an advanced culture at a very early stage, outpacing most of the world in areas such as art and science.
Since around 1000 BC China consisted of many small kingdoms. All of these were unified under one emperor
in 221 BC by the Qin state, ushering in the Qin Dynasty. Over the course of centuries, China underwent periods of unity and disunity, order and disorder.
In the 18th century, China achieved a decisive technological advantage over the peoples of Central Asia,
while simultaneously falling behind Europe technologically. This set the stage for the 19th century, in which
China adopted a defensive posture against European imperialism while simultaneously extending control into Central Asia.
In the early 20th century, the institution of the Emperor of China disappeared ....... See WikipediA for more
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China - Liu Kwang-Ching (Foreword), Patricia Buckley Ebrey
More populous than any other country on earth, China also occupies a unique place in our modern world for
the continuity of its history and culture. In this sumptuously illustrated single-volume history, noted historian
Patricia Ebrey traces the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric times to the present. She follows its
development from the rise of Confucianism, Buddhism, and the great imperial dynasties to the Mongol, Manchu
, and Western intrusions and the modern communist state. Her scope is phenomenal--embracing Chinese arts,
culture, economics, society and its treatment of women, foreign policy, emigration, and politics, including the
key uprisings of 1919 and 1989 in Tiananmen Square. Both a comprehensive introduction to an extraordinary
civilization, and an expert exploration of the continuities and disjunctures of Chinese history, Professor
Ebrey's book has become an indispensable guide to China past and present. Patricia Ebrey is Professor of East Asian Studies and History and the author of Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook (1993).
Paperback 352 pages (May 13, 1999); Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Language: English
ISBN: 052166991X
Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors: The Reign-by-reign Record of the Rulers of Ancient China
Ann Paludan
Spanning over 2000 years, from the great First Emperor, buried with his terracotta army in the 3rd Century BC
, to the last emperor, enthroned in the Forbidden City in 1911, this book details the lives and personalities of all
157 Chinese emperors. Weathering centuries of violent change, the Chinese emperor remained at the centre
of the largest political unit in the world, the Middle Kingdom. This extraordinary group of men - and one woman
, Wu Zetian - had virtues and failings that were magnified by their exalted position. Some were villainous
debauchees, or simply weak, leaving the control of the empire to their eunuchs, concubines or dowager
empresses. Others were great warriors, literary scholars and painters. The book includes: biographical
accounts of all 157 emperors of China, from Qin Shihuangdi, the great "First Emperor", to Puyi, the four-year
-old last emperor; timeliness throughout with at-a-glance visual guides to the length and important events of
each emperor's reign; datafiles for every emperor listing key information, such as name at birth and in Chinese
calligraphic script, wives and concubines, manner of death and location of tomb; extensive quotations from
contemporary sources; numerous sidebars and special features ranging from the Great Wall of China to the
opium wars; and illustrations including portraits of the emperors, art treasures from imperial tombs and maps, detailing, for example, the Silk Roads and the maritime expeditions of the Ming Dynasty.
Hardcover 224 pages (November 1, 1998); Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd; Language: English; ISBN: 0500050902
Music, Culture & Entertainment
The Chinese created numerous musical instruments, such as the zheng, xiao, and erhu, that have spread
around East and Southeast Asia, especially to its dependencies. The sheng became the mother of several Western free-reed instruments.
Chinese literature has the longest continuous history and had been more prolific than other cultures' for
centuries because of the Chinese invention of printmaking. Prior to that, manuscripts of the Classics and
religious texts (mainly Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist) were manually written by ink brushes and distributed.
ChinaCulture.org
- Mandarin Collections specialise in stylish and traditional Chinese furniture
Mandarin Collections products are authentic and handcrafted. Everything sold is fashioned by craftsmen and imported from China - whether it's traditional or contemporary.
Chinese Have a Word for It: The Complete Guide to Chinese Thought and Culture
Boye Lafayette De Mente
This is an ideal introduction to the Chinese language and culture for business people, students, and travelers.
It sheds light on the character and personality of the Chinese by examining the meaning, historical significance
, and use of more than 300 Chinese expressions. This practical guide will help readers anticipate Chinese behavior and avoid cultural faux pas.
Paperback 506 pages (January 1, 2000); Publisher: Contemporary Books; Language: English; ISBN: 0658010786
China-on-site - Chinese culture - see painting & literature
Feng Shui
In Chinese means Wind (Feng) and Water (Shui), however it has deep symbolic meaning to the Chinese. In
fact Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese science, which for most Chinese people has prescribed the way they
live in a state of harmony and balance with their environment in order to enjoy good fortune for over 3000 years
Feng Shui - Louisa's fen Shui-site
Movies - Chinese films - Chinese Cinema - many links
Tai-Chi
Tai Chi is a form of martial art, however this employs softness rather than strength. This art has been used in daily forms of exercise to help you control your body's yin and yang.
Web Portals / Search Engines / Directories
Chinese Embassy in the UK
China Today
Great China Web Directory
DMOZ - Open Directory Project - China
Yahoo China
China City Net - Chinese GB only
China's city port site containing information such as metropolitan government, industry, travel, map, mayors, and etc
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Autonomous urab regions: in East China [Beijing/Peking, Shanghai, Tianjin] and at the joint of the rivers Yangzi and Jialing (= Blue River) the city Chongqung.
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