Lonely Planet Discover China (Full Color Country Travel Guide) Review

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Lonely Planet Discover China (Full Color Country Travel Guide) ReviewLonely Planet now has 2 different guidebooks for China: "Lonely Planet China" (now in its 12th edition and over 1000 pages long) and this new "Lonely Planet Discover China" (first edition and only 448 pages).
The "Lonely Planet Discover" book is obviously aimed directly at the kind of traveler that has been buying the DK Eyewitness travel books. It is printed on glossy paper with lots of color photos. This book is full of lists to help you find the best or most popular attractions in the country. In fact, the very first chapter of the book is titled "China's Top 25 Experiences". If your time in country is limited and you may never come back, this type of organization will help you make the most of your time.
On the other hand, the plentiful photos and much fewer pages means that the "Discover" book covers much less material than the regular Lonely Planet China book. Missing are the off-the-beaten path towns and historical sites that backpacker travelers crave. Also missing are the long lists of accommodations and restaurants that are very valuable to independent travelers (though you can find a lot of that on the internet these days). In fact, some whole regions of China are missing. The provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan are growing in popularity among tourists, but get only a couple of pages each in the book. Tibet is mentioned nowhere in the book, nor are most of the western and northern parts of the country.
This "Discover" book is great for people going on packaged tours that are only hitting the highlights anyway and have most or all of their hotels and meals taken care of by the tour. Independent travelers may be better off with the regular Lonely Planet book because of the much broader coverage and greater detail.Lonely Planet Discover China (Full Color Country Travel Guide) Overview

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