Journey to the Middle Kingdom - Hardcover
"Journey to the Middle Kingdom" is a celebration of travel: it is the memoir of a young musician's first visit to China. Fulfilling a long-cherished ambition, Christopher West filled a rucksack and headed for China. He travelled up the eastern side of China by train, bus and boat, following an idiosyncratic intinerary which included places as diverse as modern, capitalist Guangzhov (Canton); the home of a Communist Party official in Suzhou; and Qufu, the provincial town where people still revere a king who died 3000 years ago. The process comes to a climax on the Great Wall, high in the beautiful Yanshan mountains. As he confronts the world's oldest continuous civilization, the author is forced to embark on a parallel, inner journey, testing his Western values and beliefs against those of his new surroundings.
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has traveled extensively in China, the setting for his series of Inspector Wang mysteries.
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- PublisherPocket Books
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0671710435
- ISBN 13 9780671710439
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages189
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by Salim Patell (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE, 'To Brian, With Best wishes Christopher West, (some chinese characters)! 14 Sept 91'. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some slight browning to page block, not price clipped (£14.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 189pp. A celebration of travel. This interesting book is the memoir of a young musician's first visit to China. Fulfilling a long cherished ambition, Christopher West filled a rucksack and headed for China. He travelled up the eastern side of China by train, bus and boat, following an idiosyncratic intinerary which included places as diverse as modern, capitalist Guangzhov (Canton), the home of a Communist Party official in Suzhou, and Qufu, the provincial town where people still revere a king who died 3000 years ago. The process comes to a climax on the Great Wall, high in the beautiful Yanshan mountains. As he confronts the world's oldest continuous civilization, the author is forced to embark on a parallel, inner journey, testing his Western values and beliefs against those of his new surroundings. Scarce signed. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 004974
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