Lonely Planet China, 12th Edition

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“Antique yet up-to-the-minute, familiar yet unrecognizable, outwardly urban but quintessentially rural, conservative yet path-breaking… China is a land of mesmerizing and eye-opening contradictions.” – Damian Harper, Lonely Planet Writer

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Overview

“Antique yet up-to-the-minute, familiar yet unrecognizable, outwardly urban but quintessentially rural, conservative yet path-breaking… China is a land of mesmerizing and eye-opening contradictions.” – Damian Harper, Lonely Planet Writer

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You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on us to tell it like we see it.

Inside This Book…

11 intrepid authors
198 maps
76 temples & monasteries
100s of noodle spots
Inspirational photos
Clear, easy-to-use maps
Hong Kong & Beijing pull-out map
Special Great Wall feature
Comprehensive planning tools
In-depth background

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781741795899
  • Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
  • Publication date: 6/1/2011
  • Series: Country Travel Guide Series
  • Edition number: 12
  • Pages: 1048
  • Sales rank: 254,086
  • Product dimensions: 5.10 (w) x 7.70 (h) x 1.70 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 8, 2012

    Not formatted for ebook readers

    This guide is very useful in print fomat, but is almost completely unusable in ebook format. Pages load slowly on my nook color and ipad, pictures and maps are only partially displayed, and it frequently will not advance between sections. I highly recommend sticking to the printed guidebook.

    4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 2, 2013

    Great book

    Amazing book with an unmeasurable amount of information on China

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 6, 2012

    Good but too expensive for an ebook. Thats why only 2 stars

    Good but too expensive for an ebook. Thats why only 2 stars

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 28, 2012

    Same problem as the other guy

    It freezes after page 11 :,(

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 15, 2012

    I can confirm the nook version is a waste

    Unable to flip past page three. I have to navigate to pages via table of contents and not all regions are accessible this way too. Often the book crashes and send me back to nook library screen and doesn't remember recent page. I bought this because I liked the hard copy so much, but the nook version is a complete disappointment.

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 21, 2012

    Faulty software

    This book keeps freezing up and i get a message that the "software is not responding". Touching chapter titles often causes a crash. I can page thru some sections but then get a blank page and it will only page back thru that one section (perhaps 8 - 10 pages) tops. Go to doesn't work at all, nor does page slide. Have archived and reloaded, also B&N rep tried reregistering my nook. We then used a store demo nook tablet with same results. Another book with chinese characters works fine; ditto a different Shanghai travel guide with photos. It's definitely the book! A pity as the content i can read is excellent.

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 7, 2013

    Not useful

    Although the book appears to include Chinese characters for place names and addresses, they do not display, which is a real drag. No way to show a cab driver the Chinese address. Not all maps display fully either. Convenience of e version not worth the inconveniences.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 25, 2012

    District

    Sits around.

    0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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