Wander the World Heritage Sites

Author: Sun Jianhua
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book provides comprehensive practical travel guide information for 30 Chinese World Heritage sites. It introduces 42 World Heritage tourism themes, famous attractions, urban and suburban areas, and surrounding scenic spots in four levels through map-guided methods. Each site is accompanied by customized historical, geographical, and tourism background materials, along with practical tour guides, maps, photographs, and illustrations. The guide covers all transportation methods (railway, air, road, and water) to each site. It also includes a total list of all 788 World Heritage sites categorized by country for readers.
The book "Strolling Through World Heritage" will guide you through 30 Chinese World Heritage sites, comprising 42 locations belonging to all of humanity, allowing you to witness their authentic landscapes and natural environments firsthand and experience their ancient civilizations and ecological uniqueness. By the end of 2004, all 30 sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage List are distributed across 42 different regions in China, representing the country's most outstanding and beautiful cultural and natural heritage.
The book adopts a layout design centered around each World Heritage site, providing customized historical, geographical, tourism background materials, practical tour guides, maps, photographs, and illustrations for every location. It also includes a total list of all 788 World Heritage sites categorized by country for readers. The book is divided into two parts: "Sketching World Heritage" and "Exploring Chinese World Heritage." The "Exploring" section, as the main part of the book, is organized into eight chapters based on China's regional divisions.