China travel guideLonely Planet Travel guide Damian Harper, Min Dai, Carolyn B. Heller, Michael Kohn, Robert Kelly, Daniel McCrohan, Thomas Huhti, Andrew Stone, Chung Wah Chow, Christopher Pitts,China travel guideLonely Planet Travel guide Damian Harper, Min Dai, Carolyn B. Heller, Michael Kohn, Robert Kelly, Daniel McCrohan, Thomas Huhti, Andrew Stone, Chung Wah Chow, Christopher Pitts, David Eimer May 2009 China is changing at the speed of light - and now, in this cusp between centuries of tradition and almost time-lapse development, is the time to see it. Sip cocktails in the sleek bars of Shanghai, trek Tibet's holy Mt Kailash or explore water villages and ancient towns. ?Hotel and hostel addresses provided in Chinese script so you can show taxi drivers where you need to go ?Courses in cooking, martial arts, and traditional Chinese medicine ?History chapter written by award-winning Oxford academic ?Full-colour itineraries chapter ?Green-friendly listings personally identified by authors