Insight Compact Guides Beijing
Publisher: Apa Productions
Published: June 1996
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780395788370
Subjects: Asia - China; Asia - Far East; Travel; Travel - Foreign
First sentence: The well-worn image of Chairman Mao standing on Tiananmen Gate (Gate of Heavenly Peace) and proclaiming the founding of the People's Republic of China, is symbolic of Beijing's history the city's rise has been violent and uncertain.
Notes: Insight Compact Guides