
Great Walk of China
Travels on Foot from Shanghai to TibetIn Stock
ISBN: 9789881900210
Paperback
341 Pages
28 b/w photos
Subjects:
Travel writing
China
China
How long would it take to walk across the world's most populous country? The Great Walk of China is a journey into China's heartland, away from its surging coastal cities, where the ripples of prosperity are only just beginning to be felt and many find themselves left behind. Through his conversations with the people he meets along the way, the Chinese-speaking Earnshaw paints a portrait of a nation struggling to come to terms with its newfound identity and its place in the world. Our wandering guide never backs away from sensitive and sometimes uncomfortable topics, and captures the essential kindness and generosity of the Chinese people with brilliant clarity.
Graham Earnshaw was born in England but has lived most of his adult life in the China world. He speaks Cantonese, Shanghainese and Mandarin and has been a journalist, writer and publisher. His translation of the kung fu novel The Book and The Sword into English was published in 2004 by Oxford University Press. Other books he has written include Life and Death of a Dotcom in China and Tales of Old Shanghai.
"After so much legwork and countless chats, Earnshaw knows China better than most Chinese people do. Some of his best strolls take him past the massive Three Gorges Dam and across reform-through-labour prison-farms. Long before the final page, his readers too know China much better than before." -- Cairns Media Magazine
"Earnshaw presents a first hand look at the lives and experiences of local villagers, dealing with the huge transformations of China today." -- Global Times
"A ramble into a country's heart and soul... Earnshaw's deceptively simple travelogue reveals the complexities of an eternal China coming to terms with the forces of change. Lyrical, witty and wise, The Great Walk of China will rank among the great travel classics." -- Adam Williams, author of The Emperor's Bones
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