Beijing China: My kind of townby Gavin MenziesAugust 11, 2008
The author Gavin Menzies has been visiting Beijing for 70 years and finds the
modern city to be the throbbing heart of China.
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Hong Kong cruise guide: Restaurantsby Jane ArcherAugust 20, 2008
Jane Archers selects five of Hong Kong's best places to eat, from the upmarket
Pearl on the Peak to the locally-owned Hutong restaurant.
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Hong Kong cruise guide: Shoppingby Jane ArcherAugust 20, 2008
Jane Archer offers her advice on shopping in Hong Kong, whether you're in the
market for tailored suits or traditional crafts.
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Girl's guide to ShanghaiFebruary 23, 2009
With a skyline that looks like something straight out of Bladerunner,
Shanghai is clearly an upwardly mobile city. But it's also a place where old
and new China collide &ndash< with spectacular results.
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Store Review: The Shop in BeijingMarch 15, 2009Not quite a store, not quite a gallery, this concept-heavy outlet is for those whose predilection for experimental Chinese art has always exceeded the depths of their pocketbooks.(read article)
The Great Wall of Chinaby Lonely PlanetJune 15, 2009No matter what you think itll be like the Great Wall will still blow you away. You cant...(read article)
China dos and don’tsby Lonely PlanetJuly 14, 2009China may be changing fast, but its still a highly traditional society. Showing respect for local...(read article)
Asia’s greatest rail journeyby Lonely PlanetSeptember 02, 2009Texting monks, baby turtles, floods, urban ballroom dancing and snake-oil salesmen?
It could only be...(read article)
World’s worst sleepless nightsby Lonely PlanetSeptember 08, 2009Travellers learn to grab forty winks in some pretty taxing situations: overnight bus trips, hostel rooms...(read article)
Are you fluent in Chinglish?by Lonely PlanetSeptember 21, 2009Wherever you glance in China, you enter the through-the-mirror world of Chinglish. You may at first be...(read article)
Beijing welcomes Cartier's treasuresOctober 09, 2009
Cartier reckons that within a few years its biggest market will be China. No
surprise, then, that the French luxury jeweller chose Beijing&rsquo<s Forbidden
City to stage a lavish exhibition of pieces from its archives.
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