Comments on: China Confirms Ban on Lonely Planet Guidebook http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/ Dubious tips & essential ephemera for today's curious traveler Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tom http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-21097 Tom Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:50:56 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/#comment-21097 Lonely Planet is even sold in government shops and museums, but the Tibet one is harder to find. Most hostels have them either for sale or on the bookshelf. This year (2011) has been very sensitive with the 60th anniversary of China taking Tibet by force, the 90th anniversary of the forming of the Party, and gatherings of hundreds of monks and lamas to discuss peace. If they tell you westerners are not allowed past such and such, please know what you are doing, or have a guide that does. Those of us who want to see sensitive areas will have a very hard time if even one example of unwise behavior is a police issue. Personal consequences may include a bus ride for days back to a city of their choice. Assume that at least the plainclothes police know who you are and where you are. Lonely Planet is even sold in government shops and museums, but the Tibet one is harder to find. Most hostels have them either for sale or on the bookshelf.

This year (2011) has been very sensitive with the 60th anniversary of China taking Tibet by force, the 90th anniversary of the forming of the Party, and gatherings of hundreds of monks and lamas to discuss peace.

If they tell you westerners are not allowed past such and such, please know what you are doing, or have a guide that does. Those of us who want to see sensitive areas will have a very hard time if even one example of unwise behavior is a police issue. Personal consequences may include a bus ride for days back to a city of their choice. Assume that at least the plainclothes police know who you are and where you are.

]]> By: Ben http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-9361 Ben Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:47:03 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/#comment-9361 I'm in Beijing right now. I went to two bookstores chock full of Lonely Planet guides, but neither had the LP guide for China or Beijing. The only China guidebooks I saw were published in China. I’m in Beijing right now. I went to two bookstores chock full of Lonely Planet guides, but neither had the LP guide for China or Beijing. The only China guidebooks I saw were published in China.

]]> By: Mike http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-4758 Mike Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:22:52 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/#comment-4758 Good to know, Greg. Thanks for the "in the trenches" tip. Good to know, Greg. Thanks for the “in the trenches” tip.

]]> By: Greg http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-4695 Greg Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:41:39 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/#comment-4695 I just returned from China (Dec 2007) and I covered my LP with duct tape just to be safe. It turned out that it did not matter, the book was for sale everywhere there! I saw numerous copies in Chengdu, Beijing, and in hostels/cafes all over. I just returned from China (Dec 2007) and I covered my LP with duct tape just to be safe. It turned out that it did not matter, the book was for sale everywhere there! I saw numerous copies in Chengdu, Beijing, and in hostels/cafes all over.

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