Chinese ancient town and village tours

Author: Compiled by the Book Writing Team
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features:
Comprehensive: Authored by experienced backpackers who personally explored 326 ancient towns, market towns, garrison towns, manors, villages, clusters of villages, village enclaves, and official residences. It thoroughly collects detailed information on transportation, dining, entrance fees, shopping, entertainment, and scenic spots needed for travel.
Accurate: All information was collected as of April 8, 2005, and repeatedly verified before the final draft to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
Thoughtful: A detailed table of contents covers major and surrounding attractions, while a clear index organizes various types of ancient towns and villages by pinyin for easy and quick reference. This ensures a rewarding and smooth journey.
Engaging: With over 1 million sharp and vivid words, 300+ classic images, and 1,925 detailed travel maps, it guides you on a deeper and more personalized journey.
In-depth: It goes beyond lengthy discussions on the architecture, people, and culture of ancient towns and villages, fully showcasing detailed self-guided travel information, unique entertainment, and leisure aspects.
Personalized: Moving away from traditional hotspots, it dedicates 2/3 of the content to thoroughly introducing the cultural landscapes and folk customs of newly developed or underdeveloped ancient towns and villages. The remaining 1/3 rediscovers lesser-known alternative wonders within these towns and villages, creating a uniquely personalized travel experience for the unconventional.
Content: It is not just a guidebook on architecture or folk customs, nor a travel diary or prose. It balances practicality and collectibility, making it a true encyclopedia of self-guided travel.
Types: It is categorized comprehensively and meticulously, distinguishing between ancient towns and villages, and clearly defining their concepts, structures, and content, allowing readers to accurately understand their destinations.
Information: For the first time, it presents self-guided travel information on newly developed or underdeveloped ancient towns and villages in as comprehensive a way as possible, effectively diverting pressure from overcrowded hotspots.
In-depth: It no longer avoids the leisure, entertainment, and recreational functions of ancient towns and villages, delving into various aspects of travel such as inns, bars, cuisine, photography, and outdoor activities in the surrounding areas. It also integrates advanced experiences like local cultural exploration and daily life into the entire book.