Title: Lonely Planet China : too large for details
Product review: China is too big and changing too fast to be anything but a blur. The only permanent objects are architectural. So the book concentrates on these and there are so many to cover that it has sacrificed detail of lodging, food and entertainment to be found elsewhere in the series. The book lacks detail. It should be four books. Nobody is going to carry around a set of encyclopedias in their rucksack. As it is, it may be too heavy to lug around. Few tourists see more than one or two parts of China.As to the usual good schedules, weather, basic language and and precautions, the book is well-organized and concise. They've done a fair job with an impossible task.
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