130 An American Travel Guide to China

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🗓️ 13 April 2008

⏱️ 52 minutes

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The old China travelers once knew is undergoing radical changes, mixing some of the world's oldest cultural heritage with futuristic city sklines and making way for the next generation of tourists. In fact, it's changing so rapidly, travelers need more than a good guidebook to get around. Rick learns how to get the most out of a visit to China from three experts on Chinese culture and society and finds out what visitors to today's China can expect. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	Today's China is one of the world's most complex and intriguing corners.
0:06.0	It's clutching on to both its ancient feudal culture and its communist party leadership,
0:11.0	even as it plunges into the capitalist frenzy of the 21st century. Party leadership
0:17.0	skylines even as it plunges into the capitalist frenzy of the 21st century.
0:15.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves.
0:16.0	As fast-changing China gears up for the Olympics,
0:19.0	it sprouting futuristic skylines and reinventing itself as a world business center. Travelers heading over
0:24.7	there can use all the help they can get. To lend a hand, we've invited three different China experts
0:29.9	to join us today. Our experts have each logged countless miles in China. They've each
0:34.9	authored distinctive guidebooks to the country and they're here today to help you connect
0:39.0	with the Chinese people and Chinese customs.
0:42.1	When you as a foreigner, when you just go and you interact with Chinese people, you are bringing them the world as well.
0:48.0	And that makes it harder for the government to control and to close those doors.
0:52.0	We'll get you started planning your trip to China in the hour ahead.
0:56.0	It's Travel with Rick Steeves.
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly.
1:15.0	I'm Rick Steeves, this is Travel with Rick Steeves. Today we're going to explore the
1:19.2	emerging giant on this planet, China, and I'm joined by three experts on China with three very
1:25.7	different books and we've got some callers and we're going to learn about a country
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