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    China: A Travel Adventure
    China: A Travel Adventure
    China: A Travel Adventure
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    China: A Travel Adventure

    By Lorien Holland and Steve Vidler

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    With dozens of stunning photographs and insightful commentary, this China travel pictorial is a colorful guide to this fascinating country.

    China is one of the world’s most fascinating destinations, boasting awe-inspiring sights and attractions. From the sheer immensity of the Great Wall of China, to the skyscrapers that dominate the skylines of Beijing and Shanghai, to the cragged peaks and green fields of Guilin, China continues to fascinate visitors and residents alike.

    If you have yet to visit this fabled country, the stunning photographs in this book will whet your appetite. If you’re a seasoned traveler to China, the images will kindle fresh plans for further adventures to the Middle Kingdom. Thoroughly modern yet possessing a rich heritage that dates back several millennia, here is an unforgettable visual record of one of the world’s greatest civilizations.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeriplus Editions
    Release dateJan 8, 2013
    ISBN9781462908486
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      China - Lorien Holland

      The larger-than-life Terracotta Warriors guard the tomb of Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of a united China.

      Girls wearing the imperial dress of the Manchu Qing dynasty.

      A young boy poses in front of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

      China

      a travel adventure

      photography by Steve Vidler

      text by Lorien Holland

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      The Forbidden City lies directly on the imperial line of power and was home to 24 Ming and Qing dynasty emperors. Its vast courtyards were only opened to visitors after the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911.

      The Great Wall near Beijing snakes away over the mountain peaks. In total the wall stretches 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers).

      The new financial district of booming Shanghai rises on the site of a former marsh.

      A fisherman navigates the Li River near Guilin. His cormorants have rings around their necks so that they can catch fish for him but cannot eat the fish themselves.

      Guangzhou’s slick new airport opened for business in 2004, and remains the busiest airport in China.

      A tai chi devotee limbers up in the early morning light. He is practicing his movements beside the West Lake in Hangzhou, which is the most famed lake in China on account of its numerous arched bridges and pavilions, and the poems and paintings they have inspired.

      Exploring the Middle Kingdom

      Images of China are nestled deep into most national psyches. From ancient Rome onwards, tales of the splendid riches and civilization of China have filtered through Asia and onto the West. Silk, tea and gunpowder all came from those mysterious lands of emperors and eunuchs. So did foot-binding and ideological upheaval. And of course, millions upon millions of people.

      Now that China has opened her doors to foreign capital, and manufactured goods are flooding overseas in ever-increasing volumes, a new image is building. You are highly likely to be wearing a piece of clothing from China. Your mobile telephone, computer and DVD player could be from China, and you may well have spotted mainland Chinese tourists in your own town or city.

      Still, the wholesale pumping out of modern goods and

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