Tourist Chinese:
Enrich Your Travel Experience through Travel Guide
Travel guides help you to get the most out of your trip to China. Those books may provide recommendations, in-depth site descriptions and background information, including insightful features on history, culture and contemporary life. You may look at China (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by DK Publishing or The Rough Guide to China 4 by David Leffman, etc. Both are available in Amazon and popular in their category.
A detailed maps and complete place names handbook are also necessary. If you are planning a trip to Beijing, you can refer to Beijing Travel Map: China Regional Maps 2005/2006 Edition. Keep in mind, major cities in China are changing fast, so always choose the latest version of maps.
