China's Southwest (Délnyugat-Kína) - Lonely Planet

570 g/db

3rd Edition
Damian Harper , Eilís Quinn , Korina Miller , Tienlon Ho
Published October 2007

528 pp / 16 pp colour / 60 maps

Are you ready to get your socks knocked off? China's southwest is studded with jawdroppers: newborn pandas in Chengdu, the world's largest Buddha statue in Leshan, the hypnotic ripples of the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces and futuristic hotels shooting up into the sky.

This guide covers: Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Chongqing and the Yangzi.

Includes new destinations not covered in any other English-language guidebook
Chapters dedicated to gateway cities of Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai
Information on minority cultures and adventure activities
Listings for all types of accommodation in the region