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China now has a new policy of banning Lonely Planet books and is confiscating Lonely Planet books from tourists who are coming in to travel in China. The reason for that is explained to be due to the Lonely Planet's different coloring for China and Taiwan suggesting that they are different countries.

There have been 30 reports in the last 18 months from travelers who say their Lonely Planet China guidebooks have been confiscated at the border. The map inside the book depicts China and Taiwan as separate countries.

In China, guide dogs were allowed in public places from July 20 to Sept. 20 thanks to a temporary certificate issued by the authority for the Olympics. Now that the Games are over, what of the guide dogs.

Sure, he isn't as flamboyant and cool as Bruce Lee, but I'm sure he can counter almost anything.

A picture is perhaps worth a thousand words, but each of these audio snapshots is worth at least a thousand pictures.

Construction workers are worth so little that they spend their times picking cement of bricks that can be re-used. Meanwhile the apartments they build are worth more than they could make in a lifetime.

For anyone that has trouble remembering the who's who and what's what of Chinese history, the Granite Studio has this handy little guide using bits from The Godfather to make sure you don't fegetaboutit.

The only online guide to Chongqing available that provides both the English and Chinese (pinyin+characters) needed to help you navigate around the biggest city you've probably never heard of. Get tips for tourism, dining, nightlife, lodging, transportation...

Beijing Gourmand takes a trip to what has been called "the hippest chuanr joint on the planet".