Shanghai Tourism Yellow Pages

Author: Wang Huimin / Leng Junlei
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book consists of three chapters. Chapter "Understanding Shanghai" features minimal text and focuses on image presentation. The second chapter, "Sightseeing and Tours," is the highlight of the book. It deviates from the traditional practice of categorizing tourist books by natural or administrative regions, instead organizing them based on travelers' practical needs into three categories: "Popular Tourist Attractions," "Emerging Tourist Attractions," and "Themed Tourist Attractions." The third chapter, "Travel Information," also caters to travelers' actual needs, classifying content into "Popular" and "Specialty" categories. This arrangement represents an innovative approach, designed to better align with travelers' search patterns and enhance the book's readability. Any resulting cross-references among sections are addressed through cross-referencing. Some scenic spot names marked with an asterisk () in the book indicate dedicated explanations, which readers can find in the "Index of Major Tourist Attractions" at the end of the text. The illustrated schematic diagrams of scenic areas only show general directions and routes, not actual distances or areas. The book includes nearly 300 photographs, most of which are newly taken landscape images, with only a small portion being historically significant old photographs. These new photographs may not be reproduced without the consent of the photographer or the publisher.