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Author: Janvi Chow Publisher: Janvi Tours Publishing ISBN: 9780648389606 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
This book is written by a local resident who is also a local tour guide with intimate knowledge of Guangzhou's local culture and customs. This Guidebook will allow you to experience 16 historic neighborhoods of Guangzhou, as seen through the eyes of local resident. The 16 tours in this self-guided book of Guangzhou is packed with ideas, fascinating detailed descriptions of the areas, together with food suggestions to make your trips through the ancient depths of Guangzhou City an unforgettable experience. This handy guidebook invites readers to venture out into the heart of the City as well as lesser-known places and provides background information for each place along your journey. This handbook is a product of the author's passion and enthusiasm for Guangzhou and allows him to share his knowledge with visitors to this historical City. The book is designed to give the reader a cultural understanding of life in Guangzhou and provide you with travel tips, cultural knowledge, and historical background to enhance your experience during your stay in the city.
Author: Janvi Chow Publisher: Janvi Tours Publishing ISBN: 9780648389606 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
This book is written by a local resident who is also a local tour guide with intimate knowledge of Guangzhou's local culture and customs. This Guidebook will allow you to experience 16 historic neighborhoods of Guangzhou, as seen through the eyes of local resident. The 16 tours in this self-guided book of Guangzhou is packed with ideas, fascinating detailed descriptions of the areas, together with food suggestions to make your trips through the ancient depths of Guangzhou City an unforgettable experience. This handy guidebook invites readers to venture out into the heart of the City as well as lesser-known places and provides background information for each place along your journey. This handbook is a product of the author's passion and enthusiasm for Guangzhou and allows him to share his knowledge with visitors to this historical City. The book is designed to give the reader a cultural understanding of life in Guangzhou and provide you with travel tips, cultural knowledge, and historical background to enhance your experience during your stay in the city.
Author: Rough Guides Publisher: Rough Guides UK ISBN: 0241314895 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 1010
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The new, fully updated The Rough Guide to China is the definitive guide to this enchanting country, one of the world's oldest civilisations. From the high-tech cities of Hong Kong and Shanghai to minority villages in Yunnan and Buddhist temples of Tibet, China's mixture of modernity and ancient traditions never fails to impress. With stunning new photography and all the best places to eat, sleep, party and shop, The Rough Guide to China has everything need to ensure you don't miss a thing in this fast-changing nation. Detailed, full-colour maps help you find the best spot for Peking duck or navigate Beijing's backstreets. Itineraries make planning easy, and a Contexts section gives in-depth background on China's history and culture, as well language tips, with handy words and phrases to ease your journey. All this, combined with detailed coverage of the country's best attractions, from voyages down the Yangzi River to hiking the infamous Great Wall, makes The Rough Guide to China the essential companion to delve into China's greatest treasures.
Author: Damian Harper Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 9781426200359 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 404
Book Description
This beautiful guide makes the vast enigma of China accessible to every visitor. Continuing the series' winning formula, this new edition combines in-depth, up-to-date descriptions with dazzling photographs, detailed maps, cutaway illustrations of renowned structures, and a wealth of useful travel tips organized by cities and areas.
Author: Gordon Mathews, Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 022650624X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 261
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Only decades ago, the population of Guangzhou was almost wholly Chinese. Today, it is a truly global city, a place where people from around the world go to make new lives, find themselves, or further their careers. A large number of these migrants are small-scale traders from Africa who deal in Chinese goods—often knockoffs or copies of high-end branded items—to send back to their home countries. In The World in Guangzhou, Gordon Mathews explores the question of how the city became a center of “low-end globalization” and shows what we can learn from that experience about similar transformations elsewhere in the world. Through detailed ethnographic portraits, Mathews reveals a world of globalization based on informality, reputation, and trust rather than on formal contracts. How, he asks, can such informal relationships emerge between two groups—Chinese and sub-Saharan Africans—that don't share a common language, culture, or religion? And what happens when Africans move beyond their status as temporary residents and begin to put down roots and establish families? Full of unforgettable characters, The World in Guangzhou presents a compelling account of globalization at ground level and offers a look into the future of urban life as transnational connections continue to remake cities around the world.
Author: David Leffman Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1405384956 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages :
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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 highlights, from the awesome scenery down the Yangzi River to the incredible Great Buddha at Leshan and the lavish Confucius Temple. Read expert background on everything from the treasures of the Forbidden City to the Buddhist art of the Mogao Caves as well as comprehensive information on China's history, politics, cultures and peoples. This fully- updated fifth edition includes an extended chapter on Shanghai and new colour inserts throughout allowing you to chose where to go and what to see, inspired by over 150 photos. Rely on our selection of the best places to stay and eat, for every budget with place names, accommodation and restaurants invaluably translated into Chinese script. Featuring over 140 detailed maps plus vital Chinese characters, this indispensable guide takes you from cutting-edge clubs in Shanghai to holy mountains in Tibet and from ancient temples to gleaming new skyscrapers. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to China
Author: Stefan Al Publisher: ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 220
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This book argues for the value of urban villages as places. To reveal their qualities, a series of drawings and photographs uncovers the immerse concentration of social life in their dense structures and provides a peek into residents homes and daily lives.
Author: Johnathan Andrew Farris Publisher: Hong Kong University Press ISBN: 988820887X Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 281
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Cross-cultural relations are spatial relations. Enclave to Urbanity is the first book in English that examines how the architecture and the urban landscape of Guangzhou framed the relations between the Western mercantile and missionary communities and the city’s predominantly Chinese population. The book takes readers through three phases: the Thirteen Factories era from the eighteenth century to the 1850s; the Shamian enclave up to the early twentieth century; and the adoption of Western building techniques throughout the city as its architecture modernized in the early Republic. The discussion of architecture goes beyond stylistic trends to embrace the history of shared and disputed spaces, using a broadly chronological approach that combines social history with architectural and spatial analysis. With nearly a hundred carefully chosen images, this book illustrates how the foreign architectural footprints of the past form the modern Guangzhou. “Enclave to Urbanity is a study of one of China’s most important cities at the most exciting time in its history. This carefully researched work not only offers an in-depth look at Canton (Guangzhou), it narrates history through anecdotes and personalities associated with the city. The superior illustrations combined with the excellent choice of quotes will be appreciated by audiences who are familiar with the city as well as those who have never been there.” —Nancy S. Steinhardt, Professor of East Asian Art and Curator of Chinese Art, University of Pennsylvania “Cross-cultural exchanges draw a lot of attention across various disciplines today. Painting a fascinating picture of the multiple ways in which Western traders and their families transformed Guangzhou/Canton together with local Chinese people from the late eighteenth to the twentieth century, Farris provides a finely illustrated, close reading of life and building in a global context.” —Carola Hein, Professor and Head of History of Architecture and Urban Planning, Delft University of Technology
Author: Berlitz Publishing Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited ISBN: 1785732110 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 364
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With an iconic style and a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to China - now with a bilingual dictionary Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering fun and interesting things to do and see in China, from top tourist attractions like the Great Wall, Li River, Terracotta Army, Forbidden City and the Bund, to hidden gems, including Suzhou, Chengdu and Kunming. - What to see: comprehensive coverage of the country's attractions, illustrated with striking photography - What to do: how to make the most of your leisure time, from local entertainment to the best activities and shopping - History and culture: giving you a deeper understanding of the country's heritage, people and contemporary life - Practical tips: where to stay, dining out and how to get around: reliable recommendations and expert travel advice - Dictionary: quick-reference bilingual language guide to help you with vocabulary on the ground - Covers: Beijing, the Northeast and Inner Mongolia, Northern Heartlands, Shanghai the Lower Yangzi, Southern China, Southwest China and Northwest China. About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.
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