Author: Wallpaper* Magazine

Compiled by the magazine's travel experts, and by the extraordinary network of international correspondents, the guides are truly the insider's guide to each featured city. Both people who live there, as well as the well ...

Author: Heinrich Harrer

Imprisoned in India by the British when WWII was declared, Austrian climber Heinrich Harrer escaped, crossing the Himalayas to Tibet. Settling in Lhasa, the Forbidden City, he became the tutor and friend of the present D ...

Author: Xinran

In March 1958, a Chinese woman learns that her husband, an idealistic army doctor, has died whilst serving in Tibet. Determined to know what has happened to him, she sets off to join his regiment. To her horror, she walk ...

Author: Claire Scobie

Some go to Tibet seeking inspiration, others for adventure. The award-winning journalist, Claire Scobie, found both when she left her ordinary life in London and went to the Himalayas in search of a rare red lily. Her jo ...

Author: Sun Shuyun

Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud is a beautifully written account of Sun Shuyun's journey to retrace the steps of one of the most popular figures in Chinese history -- the monk Xuanzang, who travelled to India searchin ...

Author: Oliver August

In 1999, shortly after arriving in Beijing as The Times's China correspondent, Oliver August set out on the trail of China's most wanted man, Lai Changxing. An illiterate peasant from the coastal city of Xiamen, Lai crea ...

Author: George McDonald

New for 2008, Travellers Shanghai is the perfect guidebook for mainstream visitors wanting to discover China's most populous and dynamic city and the southern provinces.This book delivers: expert advice, tracking down th ...

Author: George McDonald

New for 2008, Travellers Beijing is the perfect guidebook for mainstream visitors wanting to explore China's vibrant capital and the northern provinces.This book delivers: expert advice, tracking down the best sights and ...

Author: David Leffman & Simon Lewis

The Rough Guide to China is the definitive guidebook to one of the world's most fascinating and rapidly changing travel destinations. The full-colour introduction gives an inspiring insight into many of China's highlight ...

Author: Matthew Clarke

This opening fold-out contains a general map of Shanghai to help you visualize the 6 large districts explored in this guide, plus a wealth of practical information, handy tips and detailed maps to enable you to get the s ...

Author: Claudio Cardelli

The destiny of Tibet remains of enormous interest to millions of people worldwide. This fascinating new book, Tibetan Shadows, is an engrossing cultural journey through the Himalayas and the region of Tibet under the cru ...

Author: Frommer's Travel Guides

These attractively priced, four-color guides offer dozens of neighborhood and thematic tours, complete with hundreds of photos and bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Day by Days are the only guides that ...

Author: Yang Li & Robert Lawrence Kuhn

'This is a very timely book. With the recapitalization and reform of China's banking sector now well under way, the banks are on the brink of a new era of growth and expansion. This work is the definitive reference on th ...

Author: Leo Ou-fan Lee

Hong Kong is perched on the fault line between China and the West, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. Leo Ou-fan Lee offers an insider's view of Hong Kong, capturing the history and culture that make his densely ...

Author: Zachary Mexico

At the beginning of the 21st century, it is hard to imagine a place more exciting than China. Westerners hear much about China's role as the next global superpower, but they know less about the young people who make up C ...

Author: Robert L. Thorp

In this follow up to his popular Visiting China's Past, Professor Robert Thorp continues his guided tour of China's significant historical and cultural sites, here focusing on the city of Beijing and its environs.First e ...

Author: Joe Bennett

When Joe Bennett bought a five-pack of 'Made in China' underpants in his local New Zealand hypermarket for $8.59, he wondered who on earth could be making any money, let alone profit, from the exchange. How many processe ...

Author: Ella Maillart

In 1935 Ella Maillart contemplated one of the most arduous journeys in the world: the impossible journey from Peking, then a part of Japanese-occupied China, through the distant province of Sinklang (present day Turkista ...

Author: Jason Gagliardi & Andrew Stone Liam Fitzpatrick

DK Eyewitness Top 10 Hong Kong travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions Hong Kong has to offer. Whether you're looking for the liveliest night-life in Hong Kong, wish to view the amazing Hong Kong skyl ...

Author: Nick Rider & Jason Mitchell

A brand new series from Insight for smart travellers, brings you the Smart Guide to Hong Kong. The unique and innovative A-Z format of Smart Guides allows you to find your way around the book with ease and plan your trip ...