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ABBREVIATIONS

bą (Ngawa) 418-19 B�ishu�
t�i 283-4, 292-3 Shąngh�
i 91
ACT Australian Capital
accommodation 464-6, see also Bakong Scripture Printing Monastery Yangzi River 458-63
Territory
individual locations 400-1, 5 boat travel 485-6, 488
NSW New South Wales
acrobatics 43 ballooning 64 books 15, 48-9, 221
NT Northern Territory
across-the-bridge noodles 229, 230, 308 bamboo 60, 66, 362 health 495
Qld Queensland
activities 63-8, see also individual activities Bamboo Sea 429 history 48, 221
SA South Australia
AIDS 496 Bamboo Temple 234-5 border crossings 483-6
Tas Tasmania
air pollution 498-500 Bąm%1łi 323 Hong Kong 484
Vic Victoria
air travel Bangbang Army 438 Laos 334, 484
WA Western Australia
to/from China 478-83, 479 Bąngm�hŁ 354 Myanmar 354
within China 486, 487 Banna Rain Forest Valley 334 Thailand 331
airlines 478-80 B�
olśn S� 443-4 Vietnam 208, 234
alligators 226 B�
osh

n (city) 342-4, 342 Bouyi people 112
altitude sickness 499 B�
osh

n region 341-8 Boxer Rebellion 32
Alu Caves 305 B�
osh

n (village) 278-80 bridges
amoebic dysentery 498 ł
sh

137 Batuan Wind & Rain Bridge 185-6
animals, 57-9, see also individual species ł
t�ng 405-6 Chengyang Wind & Rain Bridge
animists 54 bathrooms 475 184, 255

nshłn 109-13, 110 ł
tu�n 185-6 Hong Bridge 214
attractions 110-11 Batuan Wind & Rain Bridge 185-6 Twin Dragon Bridge 313-14
festivals 111 Bauyi people 55 Bronze Age Museum 307
food 112-13 beer 71 bronze drums 191, 226
shopping 111 B%1łih�
i 199-204, 200 Buddhism 45
travel to/from 113 Beihai Park 81 Bulang people 55, 337, 252
travel within 113 B%1łij%2łng 79-85, 80 Bund, the 88
aquariums accommodation 83-4 Burma Road 347
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ib%2łn Park 202 attractions 81-3 bus travel 488-90
Ocean Park 94 food 84-5 business hours 466-7
architecture 50 internet access 79 Butterfly Spring 264-5
art galleries, see museums & galleries medical services 80-1
arts 47-50 tourist offices 81 C
architecture 50 travel to/from 85 Caiyang River Nature Reserve 341
calligraphy 47 travel within 85 calligraphy 47
painting 47 visas 81 Cantonese language 501
literature 15, 48-9, 221 B%1łimiąo 344 Caohai Lake 98, 118-19
music 49-50 B
nz�
l�n 293 car travel 489
sculpture 47-8 Bi River 257 carbon offset schemes 481
ATMs 472 bicycle travel, see cycling caves 64-5, 98
avian influenza 496 B�
ngzhM
nglu� 301 Alu Caves 305
B�r�
ng Xi�g�
293-4 Changchun Cave 246
B bird flu 496 Crown Cave 166-7
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o 323 birds 59, 64, 120, 313 Furong Cave 456
Bai people 51, 56, 252 Black Dragon Pool 237 Dragon Palace Cave 113-14
B�i T�
240-1 Black Dragon Pool Park 268 Longgong Caves 113-14
B�ihąnlu� 301-2 Black Pagoda 336-7 Nine Dragon Cave 144-5
Baima people 51 Bo Hanging Coffins 429-30, 256 Reed Flute Cave 159
B�im�
Xu%1łsh

n 297 Bo people 55 Swallow s Cavern 313
B�
isŁ 211-12 BM
 ąi 323 Yiling Cave 196
Baise Uprising Museum 211 boat cruises 66 Zhijin Cave 114-15
I N D E X
526 I ndex ( C- E) I ndex ( E- G) 527
CCP, see Chinese Communist Party Chongzuo Ecology Park 205 D�hóng Prefecture 348-54 environmental issues 57, 60-2 Festival of Songs 276 Garze Gompa 398
cell phones 474-5 Christianity 46-7 Deng Xiaoping 34, 37, 211 carbon offset schemes 481 Flower Dance Festival 111, 252 gay travellers 471
Changchun Cave 246 Ch�
xióng 240 Denghannong Zhuang Temple 354 climate change 481 Gu�zhM
u 101 GŁjił 317-20, 318
Ch�ng Ji

ng, see Yangzi River Ciqikou Ancient Town 443-4 dengue fever 496 dam construction 62, 284, 297, Lantern Festival 227, 424, 471 Gele Mountain Martyrs Memorial
Chaoyang Temple 214 Cizhong Catholic Church 297 D�q%2łn 216, 294-5 301, 442, 443, 458, 461, 463 L�
t�ng Horse Festival 403 444-5
Ch
ji

ng 135-6 climate 12, 64, 467-8 Detian Waterfall 208-10 Erhai Lake 262-3, 262 Lusheng Festival 52, 101, 104, Genghis Khan 27, 28
Chengbi River 212 climate change 481 Dhondrupling Gompa 293 ethnic groups 23, 49, 51-6, 125, 153, 252 geography 57
Ch�ngdk
358-86, 360 communism 33-7 diarrhoea 498 216, 218, 300, 325, 338, 52 Mid-Autumn Festival 471 geology 57
accommodation 364-6 communists 437, 444, 445 Dieshui Waterfall 345 Bai people 51, 56, 252 Spring Festival 470-1 Giant Panda Breeding Research Base
attractions 362-3 Confucian temples 214, 248, 305, D�m�lu� 301-2 Bouyi people 112 Third Moon Fair 237, 259 362-3
drinking 368 310-11, 314 disabilities, travellers with 476 Bulang people 55, 337, 252 Three Temples Festival 259-60 Giant Panda Research Centre 375, 7
food 366-8 Confucianism 28, 40, 45-6 Dong people 55, 56, 98, 134-42, 139, costumes 130 Torch Festival (Dąl�
) 260 giant pandas 59, 226, 362, 375, 7
internet access 359 Confucius 46 151, 184-6, 212 Dai people 56, 326 Torch Festival (L�ji

ng) 268 giardiasis 498
medical services 359 Cóngji

ng 136-7, 137-8 Dong region 134-42 Dong people 55, 56, 98, 134-42, Walking Around the Mountain Golden Duck Pagoda 353
shopping 369 conservation 61 Dongpo Pavilion 205 139, 151, 184-6, 212 Festival 388-9 Golden Pagoda 354
travel to/from 369-71 consulates 469-70 Dragon Boat Festival 14, 101, 132, festivals 55, 104, 125 Water-Splashing Festival 326 Golden Summit Temple 381-2
travel within 371 costs 13-15, 63-4, see also inside 133, 141, 160, 192, 447, 471 Hakka people 372 Five Clouds Temple 349 Golden Temple 237
Ch�ngg�ng County 237 front cover dragon boat races 132, 133, 141, 160, Han Chinese people 23, 51-5 Fógu

ng S� 349 golf 43, 227-8
Ch�ngji

ng 306 courses 468 192, 260, 447, 471 Hani people 56, 346 Folded Brocade Hill 158 GM
ng

njś 66, 465, 478
Chengyang Wind & Rain Bridge credit cards 473 Dragon Gate 236 Hui people 46, 51, 98, 227 food 69-77, 352, 471 gM
ngfu 43, 44, 169
184, 255 Crouching Tiger Monastery 381 Dragon Palace Cave 113-14 Jinuo people 333 banquets 72 Gongga Monastery 390-1
Chiang Kaishek 31, 33-4, 437, 444-5 Crown Cave 166-7 Dragon Pool National Forest Park Lahu people 53, 340 Cantonese 69 G�ngsh

n 299-301
children, travel with 467 cruises, see boat cruises 199 Lisu people 56, 300, 253 customs 74 Grand Buddha 383, 5
China Sex Culture Museum 88 Cultural Revolution 35, 36, 54 Dragon s Backbone Rice Terraces 151, Miao people 23, 29, 46, 51, 55, dumplings 73, 251 Grand View Park 235
Chinese Communist Party 33-7 culture 40-50 181, 7 98, 137, 153, 187, 188, 212, ethnic groups 69 Great Leap Forward 35, 54
Chinese medicine 59, 500 customs regulations 468 drinks 71 214, 252 health 73, 499 Great Wall 82
Chinese New Year 470-1 cycling 65-6, 486-8 driving, see car travel Mosu people 51, 56, 286 markets 73 Green Ram Temple 363
Chinese opera 49 safety 65-6 driving licences 489 Naxi people 47, 51, 55, 56, 265, 268 restaurants 13, 72-3 Gu�
ngx%2ł 151-215, 152
Ch�shu�
147-9 Drung people 51, 56, 300 Qiang people 55, 396 Sichuanese 69, 367, 450 Guangxi Medicinal Herb Botanical
Chode Gaden Pendeling Monastery D Drung Valley 302 Shui people 136 tofu 76 Garden 192
405 Dai Minority Park 333-4 Du Fu s Cottage 364 Tibetan people 55, 355, 394, vegetarian travellers 73 Guangxi Provincial Museum 191-2
Chola Mountain 393, 8 Dai people 56, 326 Dśd�ng 185-6 251, 253 football 43 Gu�
ngyu�n 377-8
Chóng

n 132-3 Dąl�
257-61, 258, 255 Dujiangyan Irrigation Project 374-5 Yi people 51, 55, 56, 98, 434 Forbidden City 81-2 Guanyin Pavilion 263
Chóngq�ng 436-57, 437 accommodation 260 dumplings 73, 251 Zhuang people 51, 55, 153, 206 French Concession 88 Guanyin Temple 264
Chóngq�ng city 436-453, 440-1 attractions 259, 255 Duoyi River 305 etiquette 40, 42, 74, 327 frescoes 272-4 Gu�l�n 154-64, 156
accommodation 447-8 drinking 261 dynasties 24-5 exchange rates, see inside front Fśg�ng 299 accommodation 160-1
attractions 441-6 food 260-1 Dzogchen Gompa 399 cover Fuguo Monastery 271 attractions 157-60
boat cruises 458-60 history 257 Furong Cave 456 festivals 160
drinking 450-1 travel within 261-2 E F F�
xi

n Hś 306 food 161-2
festivals 447 Dali Museum 259 economy 22, 41-2 Falun Gong 37, 45 internet access 155
food 449-50 Dąm%1łnglóng 336-7 ecotourism 66, 205 Fanjing Shan Nature Reserve 61, G shopping 162
hot springs 444 Daming Mountain 196-7 electricity 465 143-4 galleries, see museums & galleries tourist offices 156
internet access 439 ń
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(Lome Dhamkho) 395-6 elephants 325 F�
np�i 132 Gantong Temple 264 tours 160
medical services 439 dangers 468-9 embassies 469-70 Fapa Hot Springs 349 G

nz%2ł 397-9 travel to/from 162-3
travel to/from 451-2 Dąoch�ng 407 �m�i Sh

n 57, 378-83, 379, 5 F
il�i S� 295 G

o X�ngjiąn 15 travel within 164
travel within 452-3 Dąx%2łn 210 accommodation 382 feng shui 50 gardens Gu�p�ng 197-8, 197
walking tour 446, 447 Dąxk
165 attractions 381-2 F
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460-1 Black Dragon Pool 237 Gu�y�ng 101-8, 102, 250
Chongqing Planning Exhibition Dąy�o 240-1 food 382 FŁnghu�ng 212-14, 254 Guangxi Medicinal Herb Botanical accommodation 105-6
Gallery 443 Dązhąi 182-3 travel to/from 382-3 F
ngp�ng Fót�
349 Garden 192 attractions 102-3
Chongsheng Temple 259 Dązś 436 Emei Shan Nature Reserve 61 festivals 14, 121, 126, 259-60, 388-9, Hong Kong Zoological & Botanical drinking 106
Chóngzu�
205-6 Dązś County 453-4 Emerald Pagoda Lake 292 470-1, 253 Gardens 94 festivals 104-5
deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 495 emergencies 505, see also inside Chinese New Year 470-1 Tropical Flower & Plants Garden food 106
deforestation 60, 62, 120 front cover Dragon Boat Festival 101, 132, (J�
nghóng) 327 internet access 101
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D�g� 400, 400 entertainment 368-9 133, 141, 160, 192, 447, 471 World Horticultural Expo Garden tours 104
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D�h

ng 214 environmental hazards 498-500 ethnic groups 55, 104, 125 237 travel to/from 106-8
I N D E X
INDEX
528 I ndex ( G- J ) I ndex ( J - M) 529
Gu�y�ng continued Kuomintang 31, 33-4, 347, 437, insurance Jiuzhou Pavilion 210 LąngzhM
ng 376-7 Luój� Sh

n 435
travel within 108 444 health 493 J%2łzś Sh

n 245 Lantau 95 Luóp�ng 302-4
walking tour 103-4 Long March 34-5, 145 travel 471-2 Lantern Festival 227, 424, 471 Luoquan Temple 263
Guiyang Art Museum 103 Mao Zedong 33-5, 36 internet 44 K Laotzu 45 Lusheng Festival 101, 104, 129, 252
Gu�zhM
u 98-150, 100, 126 Taiping Rebellion 26, 198-9 internet access 472 K�
il�
126-9, 128, 250 L�
oxłdiąn 316 Lłx%2ł 305-6
Tiananmen Square Massacre 35 internet resources 15, 221 K

iyu�
n 316-17 L�
ozi Sh

n 188
H hitching 489 health 493, 495 K

ngd�ng 387-9, 388, 390 L�izhu�
ngxi

ng 354 M
Haigeng Park 237-8 HIV 496 intestinal worms 498 accommodation 389 Lengyan Pagoda 245 Macau 484
Hailuogou Glacier Park 392 holidays 12, 471 Islam 46 attractions 388 leopards 325 M�
 %1łrk

ng 409-11, 410
Hakka people 372 Hong Bridge 214 itineraries 16-20 drinking 389 lesbian travellers 471 malaria 497
Han Chinese people 23, 51-5 Hong Kong 92-7, 93 long southwest loop 16 food 389 LŁsh

n 383-6, 384 Maling Gorge 124-5
Han dynasty 27, 28 accommodation 95 scenic route 20 travel to/from 389 accommodation 385-6 Man Mo Temple 94
Hani people 56, 346 attractions 94-5 short southwest loop 17 Kawa Karpo 295 attractions 383-4 Mandarin language 502-9
Hansha Zhuang Temple 354 food 95-6 Tibetan border 18 Konkaling Gompa 408 drinking 386 Mandian Waterfall 332
health 493-500 internet access 92 traditional villages & towns 20 Kublai Khan 28, 309 food 386 Manduan Wat 337
books 495 medical services 93 western S�chu

n 18 kung fu 43, 44, 169 tours 384-5 M�ngsh� 348-50
food 73, 499 shopping 94-5 western S�chu

n to Yśnn�n 19 Kk
nm�ng 220-34, 222-3 travel to/from 386 Manigango 399-400
insurance 493 tourist offices 93 accommodation 228-9 travel within 386-7 Mąnt%2łng Fós� 328
internet resources 493, 495 travel to/from 96 J activities 227-8 Li River 166, 6, 249 mąntóu 251
medical services 496 travel within 96-7 jade 47 drinking 231 Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture Manzhongtian Hot Spring 341
vaccinations 494 visas 94 Jade Buddha Temple 89 food 229-31 435 Mao Zedong 33-5, 36, 145, 437, 444
heat exhaustion 499 Hong Kong Disneyland 95 jade market 94 history 221-4 Liberation Monument 441 maps 472
H
ij�
ng 241-2 Hong Kong Museum of Art 94 Jade Peak Monastery 271-3 internet access 224 L�
g� 285-7 markets
hepatitis 496 Hong Kong Museum of History 94 Jadeite Corridor 428 medical services 224 L�ji

ng 265-71, 266, 272, 251, 254 Gu�
ngx%2ł 179
HŁq�ng 278-97 Hong Kong Park 94 Japanese B encephalitis 497 shopping 231 accommodation 268-9 Gu�zhM
u 125, 134-5
H�shłn 346 Hong Kong Space Museum 94 Japanese occupation 31, 347 tours 228 attractions 267-8 Hong Kong 94-5
hiking 14, 67-8, 216, 299, 302, Hong Kong Wetland Park 95 jet lag 495-6 travel to/from 231-3 entertainment 270 Shaping Market 264
408 Hong Kong Zoological & Botanical Ji�
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Ząngzhąi 397 travel within 233-4 festivals 268 Yśnn�n 262, 352
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395-6 Gardens 94 Jiąnchu

n 274-6 Kunming City Museum 226 food 269-70 martial arts 43, 44
D�h

ng 214 Hong Xiuquan 26, 198-9 Jiang Zemin 38 Kunming Zoo 226 internet access 267 M�t�ng 131-2
�m�i Sh

n 378-81 horse riding 66, 411-12 Ji

ngchu

n 307 Kuomintang 31, 33-4, 347, 437, 444 travel to/from 270-1 measures 465, see also inside front
Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve 415-18, hot springs 444 Ji

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u 164-5 travel within 271 cover
416 hotpot 69, 450 Jiąnshu�
310-13, 312 L L�m�ng 280 medical services 496
Kawa Karpo 296 Hś Gu�
ng Hu� Gu�
n 442-3 accommodation 311-12 Lahu people 53, 340 Ling Canal 165-6 M�il�
Xu%1łsh

n, see Kawa Karpo
Nujiang Valley 302 Hu Jintao 38 architecture 311 Laifeng Shan National Forest Park 344 L�ngyśn 212 M%1łngh�
i 337
safety 67 Huangguoshu Falls 98, 115-17, 116, 6 attractions 310-11 Laifeng Temple 344 Lisu people 56, 300, 253 M%1łngh�
n 333-4
S

nji

ng 184-7 Huanglong National Park 414-15, 7 food 312-13 L�it

n 436, 456-7 L�
t�ng 402-5, 403 M%1łnghłn 338
Sh�tóuch�ng 14 Huanglong Temple 414-15 travel to/from 313 Lake Dian 235 Litang Chode Gompa 403 M%1łnglą 335-6, 335
Tiger Leaping Gorge 216, 281-4 Hu�nglóng X%2ł 372-3 Jiegao Border Checkpoint 354 lakes L�
t�ng Horse Festival 403 MŁngli�n 338-40, 339
tours 68 Hu�ngy�o 179-80 J�
nghóng 327-31, 328 Emerald Pagoda Lake 292 literature 15, 48-9, 221, see also books Menglian Dai People s House Museum
X%2łshu

ngb�
nną 329 Huangze Temple 378 accommodation 329 Erhai Lake 262-3, 262 Liłkł 297-9, 298 339
Yading Nature Reserve 407-9 Huashan Murals 207 activities 328-9 Lake Dian 235 Li�
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u 189-90, 189 M%1łnglśn 334-5
Y�
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ng 296 Huating Temple 236 food 329-31 Lśgk
Hś (Lugu Lake) 285, 6 Lome Dhamkho, see ń
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M%1łngy�
ng 333
history 23-39 Hui people 46, 51, 98, 227 travel to/from 331-2 Nanguoxing Island Lake 205 Long Life Monastery 381 metric conversions, see inside front
books 48, 221 Hśn�n 212-14, 213, 254 travel within 331 Napa Lake 292 Long March 34-5, 145 cover
communism 33-7 Hundred Flowers Campaign 35 J�ngx%2ł 210-11 Shudu Lake 292 Longgong Caves 113-14 Miao people 23, 29, 46, 51, 55,
communists 437, 444, 445 hu�
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450 J�
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n 338 Lama Temple 82 Lóngj� 182, 250 98, 137, 153, 187, 188, 212,
Cultural Revolution 35, 36, 54 hśt�ng 82 Jinmao Tower 88 L�nc

ng 341 Lóngl�
133-4 214, 252
dynasties 24-5 hypothermia 499-500 Jinshagou Nature Reserve 149-50 L�ngd� 130 Longrui Nature Reserve 207 Mid-Autumn Festival 471
Hundred Flowers Campaign 35 J%2łnti�n 198-9 L�
ngmłs� 421 LóngshŁng 180-3, 180 Ming dynasty 29
Japanese occupation 31, 347 I Jinuo people 333 language 501-9 Lubuge Three Gorges 305 Mingyong Glacier 295-7, 256
immigration 478 Jiuxiang Scenic Area 239-40 Cantonese 501 Lśd�ng 391 Minorities Marriage Customs Museum
Immortal Peak Monastery 381 Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve 57, 61, Mandarin 502-9 Lśgk
Hś (Lugu Lake) 285, 6 124
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influenza 496 415-18, 416 Pinyin 502 Lłn�n 239 minority groups, see ethnic groups
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insect bites 500 JiłzhM
u 210 Tibetan 394 Luóhąn S� 441-2 mobile phones 474-5
I N D E X
INDEX
530 I ndex ( M- P) I ndex ( P-T ) 531
monasteries 271-3, see also temples Menglian Dai People s House Shankou Mangrove Reserve 205 postal services 474 Sanyuangong Monastery 307-8 Gu�zhM
u 101
& pagodas Museum 339 Shunan Bamboo Sea 427-9 Provisional Government of the satellite launching centre 434-5 language 507-8
Bakong Scripture Printing Minorities Marriage Customs Yading Nature Reserve 407-9 Republic of Korea 445 scams 468 Hong Kong 94-5
Monastery 400-1, 5 Museum 124 Nationalities Cultural Palace 349 Puji Monastery 271 schistosomiasis 497 Shąngh�
i 88
Chode Gaden Pendeling Monastery Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture Natural Three Bridges 455 P�
zh%1łh
i 321-2 sculpture 47-8 S�chu

n 369, 387, 433
405 268 Naxi orchestra 270, 253 Sęrxu 401-2 Yśnn�n 231, 261, 331
Crouching Tiger Monastery 381 Red Cliff Village 444 Naxi people 47, 51, 55, 56, 265, 268 Q Seven Stars Park 158 Shu

ngji

ng 457
Dhondrupling Gompa 293 Shanghai Art Museum 88 newspapers 465 Qiang people 55, 396 sexually transmitted diseases 498 Shłb

o T�
349
Dzogchen Gompa 399 Shanghai Municipal Historical Ngawa, see
bą Qiang watchtowers 396, 397 Shąngch�ng Lóngmi�
n S� 339 Shudu Lake 292
Fuguo Monastery 271 Museum 88 Nine Dragon Cave 144-5 q�gM
ng 43, 170 Shąngh�
i 86-91, 87 Shui people 136
Garze Gompa 398 Shanghai Museum 88 Nine Dragon Waterfalls 304-5 Q�
lł Hś 309 accommodation 89 Shu�
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zi Ck
n 397
Gongga Monastery 390-1 Sichuan University Museum 364 N�ngm�ng 206 Qin dynasty 27, 28 attractions 88-9 Shu�
tóuzhąi 109
Immortal Peak Monastery 381 Stilwell Museum 445-6 N�
x%2ł 293 Qing dynasty 26, 28, 29, 32 food 89-90 Shunan Bamboo Sea 427-9
Jade Peak Monastery 271-3 TC/G Nordica 227 North Hill 454 Q%2łngch�ng Sh

n 373-4, 374 internet access 86 S�chu

n 355-435, 356, 409
Konkaling Gompa 408 Three Gorges Museum 442 Nujiang Valley 297-302, 8 Q%2łngy�n 108-9 medical services 86 S�chu

n University Museum 364
Litang Chode Gompa 403 Youjiang Minorities Museum 211 Nu people 56, 300 Qi�
b%1łi 320-1 shopping 88 S�chu

n-Tibet Highway 393-406
Long Life Monastery 381 Yunnan Nationalities Museum 237 Nu River Dam 301 tourist offices 87-8 northern route 393-402
Monastery of Divine Light 373 Yunnan Provincial Museum 226 Nujiang Valley 297-302, 8 R tours 91 southern route 402-6
Puji Monastery 271 Zigong Dinosaur Museum 422 Nu�dŁng 216, 248-57 rabies 497 travel to/from 90 S�d�nggM
u 149
Sanyuangong Monastery 307-8 music 49-50 radio 44, 465 travel within 90-1 Silver Beach 201-2
Xiangcheng Monastery 406 Muslims, see Islam O rafting 476 visas 88 S%2łm�o 341
Zhiyun Monastery 272 Myanmar 484 Olympic Games 38 Chóngq�ng 455 Shanghai Art Museum 88 skiing 456
Monastery of Divine Light 373 one-child policy 41 Gu�
ngx%2ł 178, 183, 188, 214 Shanghai Municipal Historical sky burial 404
money 13-15, 472-3, see also inside N opera 114, 180 Gu�zhM
u 125 Museum 88 Snake-Bone Pagoda 243-4
front cover Najiaying Mosque 310 opium 26, 30, 54, 352, 387 Yśnn�n 475 Shanghai Museum 88 snow leopard 58
monkeys 58, 143-4, 207, 226, 325, Nancheng Mosque 227 Opium Wars 30 Railway Protection Movement 32 Shanghai World Financial Center 88 soccer, see football
381 Nanguoxing Island Lake 205 Red Cliff Village 444 Shangri-la 287-91, 253, 288, 272 Solitary Beauty Peak 157-8
Moon Hill 175 N�nji

ng Xi�g�
109 P Red Guards 36 accommodation 289 Song dynasty 27, 28, 43
Mosu people 51, 56, 286 N�nn�ng 190-5, 191 pagodas, see temples & pagodas red pandas 59, 362, 375, 256 attractions 287-8 SM
ngp

n 411-14, 412
motorcycle travel 489 accommodation 192-3 painting 47 Red Rock Gorge 150 drinking 289 sports 43, see also activities
mountains, see individual mountains attractions 191-2 pandas 59, 226, 362-3, 375, 256, 7 Reed Flute Cave 159 festivals 288 Spring Festival 237, 259, 470-1
Móx%2ł 391-2 food 193-4 parks religion 44-7 food 289 STDs 498
Mugecuo Lake 390 internet access 190-1 Black Dragon Pool Park 268 restaurants 13, 72-3 travel to/from 289-91 Stilwell Museum 445-6
Mulao people 56 travel to/from 194-5 Dai Minority Park 333-4 rice terraces Shankou Mangrove Reserve 205 Stone Forest 205, 430-1
Młl�
435 travel within 195 Grand View Park 235 Dragon s Backbone Rice Terraces Shaping Market 264 Sui dynasty 27
Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture 268 Napa Lake 292 Haigeng Park 237-8 151, 181, 7 Sh

x%2ł 216, 277 Summer Palace 82
museums & galleries national parks & nature reserves 60, Hong Kong Park 94 Yuanyang Rice Terraces 323-4, Sh�b�
osh

n 276 Sun and Moon Twin Pagodas 160
Baise Uprising Museum 211 61, 98 Hong Kong Wetland Park 95 249 Sh%2łd�ng 132 Sun Yatsen 32, 441
Bronze Age Museum 307 B�im�
Xu%1łsh

n 297 Seven Stars Park 158 rock climbing 67, 167, 169, 171, 493 Sh�g�
280 SuM
pM
397
China Sex Culture Museum 88 Caiyang River Nature Reserve 341 Tunnel Hill Park 158-9 Rock, Joseph 273 Sh�l�n 238, 238-9 sustainable travel 481
Chongqing Planning Exhibition Chongzuo Ecology Park 205 Zhenghe Park 237 Róngji

ng 135 Sh�p�ng 314-16 Swallow s Cavern 313
Gallery 443 Dragon Pool National Forest passports 473-4 Róngshu�
187-8 attractions 314
Dali Museum 259 Park 199 Peak Tram 94 Ru�l� 350-3, 350 food 315 T
Guangxi Provincial Museum 191-2 Emei Shan Nature Reserve 61 pedicab 490 accommodation 351-2 tofu 314-16 table tennis 43
Guiyang Art Museum 103 Fanjing Shan Nature Reserve 61, phonecards 475 attractions 351 travel to/from 316 Tagong Grasslands 393-5
Hong Kong Museum of Art 94 143-4 photography 474 drinking 352 Sh�qi�o 131-2 Tagong Temple 393
Hong Kong Museum of History 94 Hailuogou Glacier Park 392 P�ng

n 181-3 travel to/from 352-3 Sh�qś, see Sęrxu taichi 43, 170
Hong Kong Space Museum 94 Huanglong National Park 414-15, 7 P�ngxi�ng 208 travel within 353 Sh�tóu Ch�ng 177 Taihua Temple 236
Kunming City Museum 226 Jinshagou Nature Reserve 149-50 Pinyin 502 Sh�tóuch�ng 278-80 T�iji

ng 132
Liangshan Yi Minority Slave Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve 57, 61, planning 12-15, see also itineraries S Sh�touzhąi 117 tąij�qu�n 43, 170
Museum 432 415-18, 416 plants 59-60 safe travel 468-9 Sh�y�ng 241 Tąij�tś 257
Laifeng Shan National Forest poetry 48 Sanchahe Nature Reserve 61, 333 Shizhangdong Waterfall 149 Taiping Rebellion 26, 198-9
Park 344 politics 33-9 S

nji

ng 184-7 shopping 13, 451, 474 Tang dynasty 25, 27, 28
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Longrui Nature Reserve 207 pollution 61-2, 498-9 S

nq%2łng G� 236 Chóngq�ng 451 Tao Te Ching 45
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Sanchahe Nature Reserve 61, 333 population 42 S

nx%2łngdu%2ł 373 Gu�
ngx%2ł 162, 174 Taoism 45
I N D E X
INDEX
532 I ndex ( T- W) I ndex ( W- Z) 533
taxis 490 Tagong Temple 393 Tomb of Wang Jian 363 Shizhangdong Waterfall 149 X%2łngm�ng 309-10 Yśnf
ng Sh

n 346-7
TC/G Nordica 227 Taihua Temple 236 TM
ngh�
i 307-9, 308 Yubeng Waterfall 296 X%2łngy� 121, 122, 124 Yśnlóng 246-8
tea 71, 72, 330 Three Pagodas 259 TM
ngl�ng 210 Wave-Subduing Hill 158 X%2łshu

ngb�
nną 324-41, 325 Yśnn�n 216-354, 217, 303, 250
telephone services 474-5 Tian Family Ancestral Temple 214 Tóngr�n 142-3, 143 weather 12, 67 attractions 327-31 Yunnan Nationalities Museum 237
television 44 Wanming Pagoda 214 Torch Festival (Dąl�
) 260 W
ib�
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n 246 climate 325 Yunnan Provincial Museum 226
Temple of Heaven Park 83 Wanshou Temple 214 Torch Festival (L�ji

ng) 268 weights 465, see also inside front festivals 325-7
temples & pagodas, see also W�nb�
T�
(B�
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n) 343 tourist information 475 cover Xiu Shan Park 307-8 Z
monasteries W�nb�
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(Jiąnshu�
) 314 tours 68, 446-7, 475-6 W
in�ng 118-20, 118 X�
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u 264 Zh

ngji

jiŁ 214-15
B�i T�
240-1 Wenchang Pagoda 205 traditional Chinese medicine 59, 500 W
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n 216, 245-6 Zh

ohuą 378
Bamboo Temple 234-5 Wenshu Temple 363 train travel 490-2 W�ix%2ł County 281 Y Zhaojue Temple 363
B�
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Sun and Moon Twin Pagodas 160 tigers 59, 226, 325 Dieshui Waterfall 345
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