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The Geography of China: Sacred and Historic Places (Understanding China)
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Published in 2011 by Britannica Educational Publishing
(a trademark of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.)
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First Edition
Britannica Educational Publishing
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J.E. Luebering: Senior Manager
Marilyn L. Barton: Senior Coordinator, Production Control
Steven Bosco: Director, Editorial Technologies
Lisa S. Braucher: Senior Producer and Data Editor
Yvette Charboneau: Senior Copy Editor
Kathy Nakamura: Manager, Media Acquisition
Kenneth Pletcher: Senior Editor, Geography and History
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Cindy Reiman: Photography Manager
Matthew Cauli: Designer, Cover Design
Introduction by Carolyn Jackson
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The geography of China: sacred and historic places / edited by Kenneth Pletcher.—1st ed.
p. cm.—(Understanding China)
“In association with Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Educational Services.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-61530-182-9 (eBook)
1. China—Geography. 2. Historic sites—China. 3. Sacred space—China. 4. China—History,
Local. I. Pletcher, Kenneth.
DS706.7.G46 2011
915.1—dc22
2010002170
Cover: The main tourist street in Yangshuo with the famous karsts (steep hills) of
Guangxi province in the background. Ed Freeman/Photodisc/Getty Images ; p. 18:
Fisherman with cormorant on bamboo raft on the Li River in Guilin, Guangxi province,
China. Dennis Cox/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images; back cover: Summer Palace in
Beijing. © www.istockphoto.com/Nikada .
Page 18: Fisherman with cormorant on bamboo raft on the Li River in Guilin, Guangxi
Province, China. Dennis Cox/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images.
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