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The ultimate, most comprehensive guide to travelling in China includes up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, eat, sights, cultural information, maps, transport tips and a few best kept secrets - all the essentials to get to the heart of China.

This guide is the result of 8 months of research by 11 dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in China, finding unique experiences, and sharing practical and honest advice, so you come away informed and amazed.

Inside Lonely Planet China:

• Full color styling and images
• Over 190 clear, easy-to-read color maps
• A brilliant new page layout for fast and hassle-free reading while on the go
• Itineraries organized by region or length of trip
• Up-to-date recommended points-of-interest - covering eating, sleeping, going out, shopping, activities and attractions
• In-depth features and 3D plans to uncover the world's iconic sights
• Our latest trip planning tools to help you get around smoothly
• Color local transport Metro maps for Barcelona and Madrid
• Additional sections including Top Experiences, History, Food, People, Culture, Language, and an A-Z survival guide.

Special enhancements

• Scalable maps - enabling you to zoom in for greater detail
• Comprehensive interlinking - more than 1,500 links to enable you to seamlessly flip between pages, jump between maps and reviews, or visit the websites of places we recommend
• Search - go straight to what you are looking for with the inbuilt search capability
• Add notes - touch a word to add notes and personalize your guidebook
• Bookmark - use bookmarks to quickly return to a page
• Dictionary -look up the meaning of any word
• Plus pinch and zoom images and scalable font size

Check out Lonely Planet's other guides including the Mandarin audio phrase book, Beijing and Shanghai.