While visiting the bookstore I found and bought two travel guide books in the Eyewitness Travel Guide Series by DK Publishing, one on China (published 2005) and another covering Beijing and Shanghai (published 2007). I liked the organization of the books’ topics and the heavy use of pictures, illustrations, and maps that makes for better comprehension of what to look for or of the site you are visiting. Wish that I had found these two books prior to the 2007 trip. But they have been a great resource in jogging my memory and verifying information when editing my trip journal. And, in beginning to plan our next excursion that hopefully will take place in 2009.
Beijing, Xinjiang Province and Shanghai