The world is open for travel and people are looking for new ways to experience a destination. The acclaimed "National Geographic Traveller" series offers just that. Each guide presents the country in full, beginning with an overview to help develop a game plan. Popular features include insider tips [...]
China's drive into the 21st century has been fuelled by the relationship - and competition - between Beijing, considered by some observers to be the capital of capitals in China, and Shanghai, the nation's economic growth engine. The political and cultural history of China, since 1850, has in many w[...]
Situated in north central China, Xi'an is among the great historic centres of the world - it is China's Luxor. Here the early tapestry of Chinese civilization was woven - the rise of the Zhou kingdom which introduced the 'Mandate of Heaven', the Warring State of Qin which defeated and unified the co[...]