This book, written by a former Chinese ambassador to London, is a cultured and entertaining view of the gastronomic side......more
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In an era of accelerating population growth, mass urbanisation, and increasing pressure on the natural environment, the ......more
Unique photographs transport readers to the China of the late 19th century in this lavish pictorial record of Isabella B......more
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Panda Guides China has information on every province (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), with details concerning ma......more
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With details on attractions, nightlife, restaurants and accomodations and written by a team of expats who live in the ci......more
With details on attractions, nightlife, restaurants and accomodations and written by a team of expats who live in the ci......more
Deriving from a special issue on "China Watching" (Journal of China Tourism Research), this book presents the readers wi......more
The city of Beijing has been the capital of China for over 800 years and shows many aspects of China s imperial past. Be......more
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Ken and Ching cook their way across China to create a definitive, modern classic of a cookbook on the world s most popul......more
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To understand China, we need to step into the palace of her culture and explore her rich history. With this in mind, a g......more
While economy or budget hotels have been popular in western countries since the end of the Second World War, they have o......more
When you drop your Diet Coke can or yesterday s newspaper in the recycling bin, where does it go? Probably halfway aroun......more
Excellent reading for those interested in a concise, rich text, with contributions from archeology to biological anthrop......more
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Living, Working & Doing Business in China is the most up-to-date and comprehensive book available for expatriates in Chi......more
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The story of a young man s outrageous adventures in China and his search for identity in the most unexpected of places. ......more
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For three years I followed the monastic community of Luang Prabang, catching the moments of growth and those of emptines......more
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This is a memoir of a year I spent off the beaten track in China. From the Pacific coast to the dusty heart of Central A......more
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Lana, staid, predictable, suffering from empty nest syndrome needed a change. After spending most of her 40 years of m......more
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Baedeker; the most famous and cherished travel brand in the world. This superb full-color, illustrated guide features 3D......more
China is an amazing country, a place that needs time and complete immersion to be able to understand. I took a job as a ......more
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This is a guide to China for visitors, business people and immigrants. Printed in colour, it contains essential informat......more
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Tourism in China has grown rapidly since the country started implementing its open-door policy in 1978. Tourism developm......more
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Celebrating the Belgian EU pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010, this handsome book of photographs records the constructio......more
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The forts built from the early seventeenth century onwards, the ships that defended Macau’s waters, the weapons that arm......more
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In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city s status as one of the last remnants ......more
In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city s status as one of the last remnants ......more
This book describes and analyses the role of the public sector in the often-charged political atmosphere of post-1997 Ho......more