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Old Aug 18th, 2010 | 01:25 AM
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honkytonk
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Guide book to China
Hi, I wonder if anyone would recommend good guide books to China for me please. We are planning on visiting Beijing, Xian, possibly Lijiang, possibly the island of Hainan and Shanghai.
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Old Aug 18th, 2010 | 06:38 AM
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People are looking for different things in a guidebook. I'd suggest going to a bookstore and looking at several different guides.
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Old Aug 18th, 2010 | 08:31 PM
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May I suggest "Google".
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Old Aug 18th, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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Agree with Kathie. Go to a bookstore and check them out. Some have more photos, some have longer text, some have better maps, some have more description of the sights, some have better recommendations on lodging/dining.
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Old Aug 19th, 2010 | 03:30 AM
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Also this discussion was about Hong Kong guides, the responses are relevant:

http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...avel-guide.cfm
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Old Aug 19th, 2010 | 07:40 AM
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We used both the lonely planet and the D&K Eyewitness guides which we bought new on ebay for a fraction of the cost.
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