Unfortunately, it was the only guide I could get in Poland, and buying a bird book in China proved impossible. However, modern field guides to China can be bought in Hong Kong. The Chinese should be the easiest people to interest in birding. Whenever you stop and raise binoculars or make notes, nearby people come to see what is going on, peek unceremoniously around your shoulder or ask to try bins. I also produced a trip report of interest for general tourist, which I can forward on request.
China seems a very poor country for visiting birder.
In Europe, travelling across the countryside, you always see some birds, at least Starlings and crows. Probably, the last ones were wok-fried during the Qing Dynasty. This largely Muslim city lays in the desert oasis in the far Xinjang Province, China's Wild West. Beautiful and lively, grapes growing everywhere. Isabelline Shrike, Desert Finch and Collared Dove are common at the city outskirts.