Insight Pocket Guide Beijing
Edition: 2nd Bk&Map edition
Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishers
Published: January 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780887298400
Subjects: Asia - China; 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.