CHINA is important, and changing fast. This book is about China and about getting along, taking things as they come. It provides the information you need to get around on your own, to get to places not mentioned in your guidebook. It's not about famous sights, great villages, or the best hotels, but it will help you find those things for yourself, whether it's your ftrst or fifteenth time in China. I hope it will help you accept your experiences calmly and help you see more, to be aware and appreciative of the differences, and help you to reduce your impact on the places you go and the people you encounter. Keeping the mutual negative impacts to a minimum is good for us all.

1. Introduction: Why China？

2. Background: So ...中国、 China

3. Maps, Dictionaries, and Other Resources

4. Getting Around

5. Trains

6. Boats

7. Bicycles

8' Safety and Security

9. Hotels

10. Food

11. Internet, Wangba

12. Sick on the Road

13. Money

14. Standing in Line

15. Telephones

16. License Plates

17. Getting Out, Coming Home Crazy

18. Tales About Travel in China

 Trains p.152, Boats p.168, Bikes p.180, Safety p.198,

 Hotels p.204, Food p.225, Internet p.243, Sick p.248,

 Money p.263, Queues p.266, Phones p.270

Appendixes

 Suggested Reading

 Glossary

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