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2008 Trip - Books

Getting Around ...

Chinese: A Language Map
By Kristine K. Kershul, 2004
This folding map style language guide is easy carry and has handy phrases and characters to help you while traveling.
Beijing Map Guide
Knopf Company
Detailed map includes location of sites to see and information about them, including pictures. Very handy and folds up to about the size of an index card!
Chinese Phrases for Dummies
A handy reference while you're on the road. You can get a guide for Mandarin and Cantonese. (Also, not for dummies!)
In-Flight Chinese, 2004
Keep busy during your flight over by listening to this CD/DVD and pickup some phrases that you can use in China.

Before you leave...

Chinese Made Nice and Easy
By the Research and Education Association, 2005
Including cultural information, history and basic facts, this language primer will give you some basics to prepare you for your travel to Beijing.
Culture Shock guides
These guides have great cultural and historical information. They describe an area and tell you the highlights in an easy to navigate format. And, books are available for regions and cities so they capture local customs well. A great source!

Travel Guides...

Eyewitness Travel Guide China
These guides are full of pictures so you will know what you want to see or are seeing. Eyewitness has guides for most major cities in China as well as a country guide.
Fromers Beijing
The venerable travel guide company knows its stuff! Guides are also available for most cities in China.
Lonely Planet Guides
For a different spin on travel on China, check out the guide Lonely Planet offers for China or for your destination within China.
Footprint guides to areas of China
Similar to other travel guides with an emphasis on explaining local history and culture.
The Rough Guide to China
Excellent comprehensive guide tailored to the backpacking traveler.

**Remember, always look for the most up to date guidebook. Also consider purchasing more specific, smaller guides for each city rather than one large guide for all of China so that you have to carry less with you when you go exploring.**

For the kids...

Journey Through China
By Phillip Steele
Informative, easy to read and full of pictures, this book will let your children know what to expect in China. The book will teach them about another country and get them excited for the trip!
China: Its History, China: Its People, China Its Land
By W. Scott
These three books will provide more interesting facts and pictures to inform your children and prepare them for their travel.

Books for your nightstand...

Travelers' Tales: China
ed. O'Reilly and Habegger
Follow fellow travelers through China as they explore its history, its culture, its cities, its customs and more. This entertaining, hilarious and informative collection of travel stories will make you want to leave for China right now!
Playing Chopsticks: Travels through China
By Sally Hammond
If you want to read about the adventures other travelers have had in China, pick up this entertaining and informative narrative. The author describes her travels through modern China and shares with you what she sees and what she learns.

Learn Chinese...

Instant Chinese
by Baye Lafayette de Mente
Part of the well known "Instant" language education series, this book will help you learn basic grammar and vocabulary. You will be on your way to fluency with this book.
Chinese in Ten Minutes a Day
A workbook complete with flashcards and stickers to help you learn vocabulary.
Chinese For Dummies
This book is certainly not for dummies! It reviews many key concepts to speaking and understanding Chinese.
Berltiz Mandarin Chinese in 30 Days
With the Berlitz CD/Book Set, you will be able to practice understanding native Chinese speakers as well as learn to speak and read Chinese yourself. The set focuses on basic conversational needs. Also available for Cantonese.