Discusses the history and culture of China, offers practical travel advice, and recommends accommodations, restaurants, and attractions.

The updated and expanded DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Beijing & Shanghai will lead you straight to the best attractions these great cities have to offer, from the Great Wall of China to the Forbidden City. With the help of full-color photography and illustrated cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of the stunning architecture of both cities, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Beijing & Shanghai allows you to visualize your destinations. Insider travel tips and DK's indispensable maps and street views of key areas will ensure that you can find your way through the hustle and bustle of these cultural hubs with ease. Detailed listings include the best hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops for all budgets.

Neville-Hadley's knowledge and love of his adopted home make for a great guidebook. He knows the language and turf. Plus, he enjoys tromping off-the-track and zestfully describes his discoveries. The result is an infectious, informative read. While guidebooks are rarely read for pleasure, this one offers an argument for the armchair. Fun but authoritative, the book is written in the strong voice of someone who loves poking around Beijing's hutongs, buzzing with pleasure at each new find... old China hands will even learn a thing or two. And the well-worn tourist attractions like the Forbidden City are given a new spin in a refreshing break from all the been-there-seen-that guides on the shelf. TIME "More than comprehensive" is the best way to describe Cadogan Beijing, an exhaustive 422-page guidebook to the Chinese capital by veteran China traveller Peter Neville-Hadley. Listing Chinese characters throughout, this book tells you more than you'll ever need to know about Beijing and the Chinese way, from history to hutong and how not to lose face. Holiday Asia

Featuring photos, illustrations, 3D models and maps of the major sites, this title aims to capture the two fascinating cities - Beijing and Shanghai, from Beijing's Great Wall and Forbidden City to Shanghai's Bund and the French Concession. It has information on the basics, from the comfortable places to stay to the best bars and restaurants.

Product Description: A CADOGAN GUIDE which explores the silk routes in and out of Western China and follows in the footsteps of previous travellers along the Silk Road who included Marco Polo and Peter Fleming.