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These two fascinating cities reflect different aspects of China - Beijing is the traditional capital, the seat of political power and home to the ancient monuments of Imperial China; Shanghai is both a financial powerhouse and a city at the cutting edge of fashion with an interesting modern history. This DK Eyewitness Travel Guide provides in-depth coverage of these cities, including Beijing's Great Wall and Forbidden City, Shanghai's Bund and the French Concession, as well as the water towns of Suzhou and Hangzhou, graced with serene and timeless gardens and lakes. Explore China's cultural heritage through richly illustrated features - on everything from Beijing Opera to Confucianism, Chinese Gardens and the Cultural Revolution. Illustrated food features highlight the differing regional cuisines, and resident China experts have provided detailed listings of the best places to stay and eat. Specially devised walking tours take you easily to the heart of these bustling, enigmatic and ultimately bewitching cities.
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Eyewitness TRAVEL
BEIJING & SHANGHAI
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architecture • WALKS RESTAURANTS • Art MUSEUMS • SHOPS • temples NIGHTLIFE • excursions FESTIVALS • hotels • PARKS
Beijing & Shanghai It wasn’t until 1403 when the Emperor Yongle moved the Ming dynasty capital from Nanjing (Nanking) to the newly renamed Beijing (Peking), that the “northern capital” moved from the fringes of China proper to a role of central importance. Shanghai, on the other hand, is an altogether more modern city, which, since its founding, has been of vital economic and political importance thanks to a strategically commanding site controlling the mouth of the great Yangzi River.
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beijing & shanghai Main contributor: peter neville-hadley
CONTENTS PRODUCED BY BRAZIL STREET PROJECT EDITOR Andrew Humphreys ART EDITOR Gadi Farfour
DORLING KINDERSLEY SENIOR EDITOR Hugh Thompson DTP DESIGNER Natasha Lu PICTURE RESEARCHERS Ellen Root PRODUCTION Linda Dare CONTRIBUTORS
Peter Neville-Hadley, Donald Bedford, Christopher Knowles PHOTOGRAPHERS
Chen Chao, Colin Sinclair, Linda Whitwam ILLUSTRATORS
Gary Cross, Richard Draper, Paul Guest, Chapel Design & Marketing, John Mullany Reproduced in Singapore by Colourscan Printed and bound by Toppan Printing Co., (Hong Kong) Ltd. First American Edition 2007 07 08 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York 10014 Copyright © 2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited, London A Penguin Company ALL RIGHTS RESERVED UNDER INTERNATIONAL AND PAN-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT CONVENTIONS. NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING OR OTHERWISE WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER.
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INTRODUCING BEIJING AND SHANGHAI FOUR GR