Zhang Yuan

This essential guide for all travelers to China contains thematic chapters covering topics such as accommodation, problems and emergencies, and food and drink, with each chapter containing lists of basic vocabulary followed by sentences the user will want to say or hear. Practical information as well as informal and slang expressions are also included. The book also includes a bilingual dictionary with approximately 2,000 terms so that the user can look up specific words. In addition, there is a grammar guide, notes on holidays and festivals, and a section on useful addresses and telephone numbers (tourist office, embassy, ??etc.). p>The fold-out color map of Beijing makes this book ideal for any holiday or business trip.