Dictionary of Famous Scenic Spots in China. Concise Edition

Author: National Cultural Relics Administration
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Features: This book is based on the third edition of the "Dictionary of Famous Scenic Spots in China," with selected, revised, and supplemented new tourist attractions. The entire book contains approximately 5,000 entries. It includes national key scenic areas and important scenic spots and tourist areas in each province; world heritage sites and nationally significant cultural relics protection units with tourism value, as well as provincially important cultural relics protection units; nationally important revolutionary memorial sites, museums, and exhibition halls; famous mountains, waters, lakes, springs, pavilions, towers, terraces, palaces, temples, gardens, caves, and renowned, distinctive modern buildings. Famous scenic spots and historical sites are primarily listed by their current names and full names, with old names, abbreviations, and aliases that have significant influence being optionally included as cross-references. For more concentrated scenic areas and buildings, in addition to the main entries, several sub-entries are optionally included. Cross-references and sub-entries are listed after their main entries. National key scenic areas, nationally significant cultural relics protection units, and world heritage sites are generally noted in the explanations. Provincially (municipally) significant cultural relics protection units, due to frequent changes, are not noted in the explanations. This dictionary optionally includes maps and photos for famous scenic spots, historical sites, revolutionary memorial sites, scenic areas, and tourist areas. The entire book includes over 800 illustrations and photos, along with several color inserts. This book is based on the third edition of the "Dictionary of Famous Scenic Spots in China," with selected, revised, and supplemented new tourist attractions. The entire book contains approximately 5,000 entries. It includes national key scenic areas and important scenic spots and tourist areas in each province; world heritage sites and nationally significant cultural relics protection units with tourism value, as well as provincially important cultural relics protection units; nationally important revolutionary memorial sites, museums, and exhibition halls; famous mountains, waters, lakes, springs, pavilions, towers, terraces, palaces, temples, gardens, caves, and renowned, distinctive modern buildings. Famous scenic spots and historical sites are primarily listed by their current names and full names, with old names, abbreviations, and aliases that have significant influence being optionally included as cross-references. For more concentrated scenic areas and buildings, in addition to the main entries, several sub-entries are optionally included. Cross-references and sub-entries are listed after their main entries. National key scenic areas, nationally significant cultural relics protection units, and world heritage sites are generally noted in the explanations. Provincially (municipally) significant cultural relics protection units, due to frequent changes, are not noted in the explanations. This dictionary optionally includes maps and photos for famous scenic spots, historical sites, revolutionary memorial sites, scenic areas, and tourist areas. The entire book includes over 800 illustrations and photos, along with several color inserts.