This new edition of Bradt's Taiwan continues to offer some of the most comprehensive coverage available and has been fully updated to reflect all the most recent developments on the ground. Author and long-term resident of Taiwan Steven Crook has been to every corner of the main island and every one of the outlying archipelagos. He has written about Taiwan's cultural and scenic attractions for international newspapers and inflight magazines and he...

Shanghai is regarded the Oriental Pearl in the Far East. With a history of about 1500 years up until the present day, Shanghai has firmly established itself as a vibrant and exciting international metropolis. As China's financial, trade and shipping center, Shanghai has become a popular destination for international visitors who seek business or job opportunities as well as spectacular sightseeing opportunities. This e-book is designed to be informative,...

Simon Gjeroe became a father in China and suddenly had to deal with serious questions: Can you live with your wife if she has not showered for a month? Can you take your wife seriously if she starts wearing X-ray aprons? Do you really have to eat the placenta? In this extraordinary memoir, Simon answers all those questions and many more, highlighting the weird and wonderful world of cross-cultural marriage and parenthood in the Middle Kingdom. Made...

For almost three tumultuous decades, insurance and investment fund executive Russell R. Miller, plied his trade in China and Southeast Asia. Buying and selling companies, setting up new ones and moving into public service by creating cultural and educational organizations - all the while witnessing far reaching societal transformation in China and her neighbors. In An American in Shanghai, Russell R. Miller chronicles this sweeping transformation...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Discover China is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the Forbidden City in Beijing, marvel at the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, or wander around the pagodas and lilting willows of Hangzhou's West Lake; all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of China and begin your journey...

Michael and Celia Richardson and their son Jamie, born two years before while Michael was learning Mandarin Chinese in Hong Kong, lived in Peking from January 1972 to January 1974. It was Michael's first posting as a member of HM Diplomatic Service as Third Secretary at the Office of the British Chargé d'Affaires. This book is a collection of letters written to their families in Britain.

Vibrant, modern, and drenched in history from centuries, as a gateway to China, this garden city of two million is a hidden gem. When the author, Robert Barge, arrived in Xiamen to take up an engineering position, he was expecting a typical gray Chinese city, instead, what he found left such an impression that he was inspired to write this book, the first guide dedicated exclusively to Xiamen. Explore Xiamen's temples, markets, and old alleyways,...

When it comes to teaching in China, money's first and English is last. Education takes a backseat to entertainment, and learning isn't nearly as important as having fun. If you're planning on teaching in China you need to know this. This book gives it to you straight. I spent 5 years teaching English in China. If you want to know how to teach ESL classes, I'll tell you what works and what doesn't so you don't waste a lot of time. If you want to know...

Looking for information on China from a first hand perspective? Follow the author through the streets of the real China. Get what you don't get in other travel books. A real life account of actual people, places, and events.The book was originally a collection of blog entries that has been recompiled to fit an eBook format. Enjoy.

This book gives an account of some amazing places which the author was fortunate to visit in China-from magical Guilin to historical Zunyi; from the stunning Three Gorges to tropical Hainan; from cities of the eastern provinces to the Avatar mountains of Zhangjiajie; from relaxing Xishuangbanna to hectic Hong Kong and Macau; and in the north from the Mongolian grasslands of Nei Menggu to the heart of it all: Beijing. Many people travel today, with...