The Great Walk of China
Travels on Foot From Shanghai to Tibet
Blacksmith Books · Print & ebook · December 16, 2010
What kind of people would you meet if you decided to walk across the world's most populous country?
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- Who it’s for
- A walk from Shanghai toward Tibet opens onto frank conversations in China's heartland.
- Themes
- Travel across China, Candid conversations, National identity
- Genres
- China Travel, Travel Writing, Adventure Travel
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What kind of people would you meet if you decided 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. Through surprisingly frank conversations with the people he meets along the way, the Chinese-speaking author paints a portrait of a nation struggling to come to terms with its newfound identity and its place in the world.
China's Heartland
A walk from Shanghai toward Tibet opens onto frank conversations in China's heartland.
Come here for
- A walk from Shanghai to Tibet
- Frank conversations with people met along the way
Expect
- A portrait of a nation negotiating its identity and place in the world
Where it sits
| China Travel | 94% |
|---|---|
| Travel Writing | 59% |
| Adventure Travel | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Rural Life
- China Travel
- Travel Writing
- Authors
- Graham Earnshaw
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books
- Published
- December 16, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Travel across China · Candid conversations · National identity
- Reading lane
- Rural Life