China
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To say China is vast and varied in all respects, is nothing less than an understatement. Climate varies from continental to temperate to subtropical. Landscapes range from relatively low plains and ranges in the east and southeast, to high mountains and plateaus as you move west, culminating in the Tibetan Himalaya and the world's highest: Mount Everest (8848 m). Further to the north and northwest you will encounter merciless deserts like the Gobi and Taklamakan, and more high mountain ranges such as the remote Kunlun, Tianshan and Pamir.
Mighty rivers like the Yangtze (Chang Jiang) and Yellow River (Huang He) flow down from the west through ever more populated areas to find their way into the East and South China Seas. Other famous rivers such as the Mekong (known in China as Lancang), the Brahmaputra and the Indus rivers originate on the Tibetan plateau, and eventually flow south towards the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. Without exception these rivers have helped create spectacular mountain landscapes, gorges and isolated valleys, making for wonderful hiking and exploring.
Is hiking a popular Chinese passtime? Long distance hiking as such may not be, but pilgrimages up the so-called Sacred Mountains, be it Taoist or Buddhist, definitely are a Chinese favorite. Countless Chinese, old and young alike, are seen scrambling up the slopes of mountains such as Emeishan, Taishan and Huashan. The same goes for mountains famed as inspiration for poets and painters, such as Huangshan. Hiking famous Chinese mountains often means climbing seemingly endless flights of stairs. Be prepared to share the paths with many, many others, and if lucky you are rewarded with breathtaking views.
A challenge popular with foreigners is hiking the Great Wall, usually as a 1- to 7-day hike along more or less intact Great Wall sections near Beijing. Others go for what is considered full length, all the way from Jiayuguan in the west to Laolongtou, the Old Dragon's Head sticking out into the Yellow Sea in the east near Shanhaiguan pass. Completing this full length hike will take you many months, covering a distance of at least 4000 km. With no real provisions for hikers along the way, it requires serious planning and preparation. Not nearly as popular, but a nonetheless interesting venture is retracing the legendary Long March by Mao Zedong and his Red Army. We have included the Great Wall and the Long March under Trails.
Several regions deserve special mention for hiking: the reasonably accessible mountains and valleys of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, and likewise the minority areas of Guizhou and Guangxi provinces. For the more tough and adventurous: the remote Kunlun and Muztag Ata mountains of Xinjiang province near Kashgar and Kalakuli lake, the Pamir (Congling) mountains in the west of Xinjiang on the border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Tianshan (Heavenly) mountains in the northwest of Xinjiang province, and last but not least: Tibet with it's most famous hike and pilgrimage trail around Mount Kailash, and so much more...
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Netherlands
2016
- Reisgids Pocket Shanghai | Lonely Planet
- Klein compact stadgidsje voor Shangai met alle essentiele informatie voor een paar dagen. Eten & drinken, Accomodaties en bezienswaardigheden. Met stadsplattegrond. Lonely Planet Pocket Shanghai is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Experience the... Read more

Netherlands
2014
- Reisgids China der Osten | Reise Know-How Verlag
- De enige deelgids van dit deel van China. Zeer gedegen en informatieve gids met Beijing en Shanghai. Dieser aktuelle Reiseführer führt mitten hinein in so pulsierende Wirtschaftsmetropolen wie Beijing, Tianjin und Shanghai und in die boomenden Sonderentwicklungszonen. Neben dem modernen Leben beschreibt er aber auch Höhepunkte chinesischer... Read more

Netherlands
2017
- Reisgids City Guide Beijing | Lonely Planet
- De perfecte reisgids voor zowel de georganiseerde als de zelfstandige reiziger. Naast een algemene inleiding van het land / streek vol met praktische informatie over hoe je er het beste kunt reizen: slapen, eten, vervoer, excursies ... alles kun je er in vinden. Constantly reimagining itself as it races towards the future, yet inextricably... Read more

Netherlands
2019
- Reisgids Rough Guide Pocket Hong Kong & Macau | Rough Guides
- Net als de Lonely Planet en Footprint een echte gids voor de rugzakker. Veel info over slapen, vervoer en eten, maar ook aandacht voor algemene aspecten van het land. Voor steden naar onze mening net iets beter dan de Planet! Een kleinere versie in zakformaat van de grotere versies van de Rough Guides. Als altijd weer vol met goede informatie... Read more

Netherlands
2011
- Reisgids ANWB extra Beijing | ANWB Media
- Compacte reisgids inclusief grote uitneembare kaart. ANWB Extra Beijing beschrijft 15 hoogtepunten: dé plekken die je moet bezoeken om de stad optimaal te beleven. De belangrijkste bezienswaardigheden maar ook suggesties voor unieke ervaringen en ontdekkingen. Op de grote uitneembare kaart staan naast de 15 hoogtepunten ook de... Read more

Netherlands
2014
- Natuurgids a Naturalist's guide to the Birds of China | John Beaufoy
- This easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 bird species most commonly seen in Southeast China is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from the region's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly... Read more
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Netherlands
- Reisgids Three Gorges of the Yangtze River Chongqing to Wuhan | Odyssey
- Leading readers through this popular travel destination in China, Shaw provides a compelling read. The famed ´long river´s´ gorges has held allure for travelers for centuries and any person whom now ventures to this ancient area, home to China´s most revered poets and archeological treasures, will be expertly assisted by this handy guide. The... Read more

Netherlands
2017
- Reisgids City Guide Shanghai | Lonely Planet
- De perfecte reisgids voor zowel de georganiseerde als de zelfstandige reiziger. Naast een algemene inleiding van het land / streek vol met praktische informatie over hoe je er het beste kunt reizen: slapen, eten, vervoer, excursies ... alles kun je er in vinden. Shànghǎi: few cities in the world evoke so much history, excess, glamour, mystique... Read more
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Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart Silk Road to China through Central Asia - Zijderoute | Reise Know-How Verlag
- Reise Know-How Landkarte Seidenstraße (1:2.000.000): Durch Zentralasien nach China ab 9.95 EURO world mapping project World Mapping Project Reise Know-How. 1. Auflage Read more

Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart 02 Centraal China | Gizi Map
- China Central (2) Geographical Map 1 : 4 000 000 ab 11.95 EURO Map for Businessmen & Tourists. With Index. Relief with elevation tints Gizi Map Map Series China Read more

Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart 1 China northeast - noordoost | Nelles Verlag
- Carte routière et touristique en couleur utile pour les voyageurs. Textes en anglais uniquement. Read more

Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart 01 China South - China Zuid | Gizi Map
- China South (1) Geographical Map 1 : 2 000 000 ab 11.99 EURO Map for Businessmen & Tourists. With Index. Relief with elevation tints Gizi Map Map Series China. Neuauflage Read more

Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart China - Mongolië | Freytag & Berndt
- China - Mongolei - Taiwan, Autokarte 1:3.000.000 ab 10.9 EURO Auto + Straßenkarten Freytag & Berndt Autokarte Read more

Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart 04 China Noordwest - Northwest China | Gizi Map
- China Northwest (4) Geographical Map 1 : 2 000 000 ab 11.95 EURO Northwest - Xinjiang Uygur Autonomic Region Gizi Map Map Series China. new edition Read more

Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart China eastern half - Oost China | ITMB
- China East Half 1 : 3 000 000 ab 10.5 EURO Read more

Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart China Administrative Map | Gizi Map
- China Reference Map Politisch 1 : 6 500 000 ab 11.95 EURO Basic Reference Gizi Map. new edition Read more

Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart 3 China centraal | Nelles Verlag
- Nelles Map China: Central 1:1 750 000 ab 9.9 EURO strapazierfähig, wasser- und reißfest Nelles Map. 2., veränderte Neuaufl Read more