Beijing & Shanghai: China's Hottest Cities

by Paul Mooney and Peter Hibbard

China's drive into the 21st century has been fueled by the relationshipand competitionbetween Beijing, considered by some observers to be the capital of capitals in China, and Shanghai, the nation's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9622177646
• ISBN13: 9789622177642
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Odyssey Publications
• Length: 599 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.6" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Good Companion

I always travel with two guides to a place--one to read and the other to tell me where to eat. With "literary excerpts" and topical features on the naming and renaming of Beijing and the "singsong houses" of old Shanghai, this is a book to read before, during, and after a trip to the two cities. Each of the two sections is written by a resident of the city, and each takes a different approach, as these very dissimilar cities demand. Illustrations and maps abound. Listings of hotels, restaurants and shops are limited and likely to be out of date, as the books by this publisher seem to be updated every two or three years.