Practical, reliable and up-to-date, this Bradt guide covers Beijing and northern China in companionable detail. With 35 local and town maps, chapters on Dandong, Hebei and Tainjin, Bejing Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia and Gansu, and a general overview of people, culture and history.  (CHN351, $22.95)

The Great Wall