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This eBook offering is an excerpt of Lonely Planet's latest China guide book and includes:

• Macau chapters

• Understanding China

• Macau maps

The backwater-turned-gambling-megaresort of Macau (or the Vegas of the East) will surprise you with cobblestoned streets, Chinese temples and baroque churches, pockets of greenery, a historic centre of Unesco World Heritage status, and balmy beaches.

This guide is the result of research by dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in Macau, finding unique experiences, and sharing practical and honest advice, so you come away informed and amazed. This guide includes up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, eat, sights, cultural information, maps, transport tips and a few best kept secrets – all the essentials to get to the heart of Macau.

Coverage includes:

• Understanding China: China Today, History, People of China, Religion & Beliefs, Chinese Cuisine, Arts & Architecture, China's Landscape, Martial Arts of China

• Sights, Activities, Festivals & Events, Sleeping, Drinking, Entertainment, Shopping and Getting There & Away

Lonely Planet's China guide is researched and written by: Damian Harper, Min Dai, Michael Kohn, Robert Kelly, Daniel McCrohan, Shawn Low, Bradley Mayhew, Piera Chen, Chung Wah Chow, Christopher Pitts, David Eimer