Best China Books

Sounds of the River : A Young Man's University Days in Beijing by Da Chen

Description: Teenager Da Chen takes his first train ride away from the farm he wasraised on to his new university life in Beijing.

He soon faces a hostof ghastly challenges, including poor living conditions, lack of food,and suicidal roommates.

Undaunted by these hurdles, and armed with adogged determination to learn English and all things Western, he competes to win a chance to study in America -- a chance that rests inthe shrewd and corrupt hands of the almighty professors.

Lonely Planet China
by Damian, Harper, Marie Cambon, Katia Gaskell, Thomas Huhti, Bradley Mayhew, Korina Miller Mielikki Org

Description: DiscoverChina with its teeming cities, mountain temples and ancient palaces.

Walk the Great Wall and take your last chance to visit the famous ThreeGorges - this exceptional guide shows you how. ISBN: 1740591178

Navigate 235 maps with Chinese script and English
Communicate Mandarin, Cantonese, Tibetan and Portugese language chapter
Dining out the mysteries of Chinese cuisine explained
Getting around sections on Yangzi River cruises and Beijing's traditional hutong
Unwind China s national parks make an idyllic getaway
Ease of mind watch the sunset from a sacred mountain

Chinese Tradition Source
by William Theodore De Bary, Irene Bloom, Joseph Adler

Description: Acollection of seminal primary readings on the social, intellectual, andreligious traditions of China, has been widely used and praised foralmost forty years as an authoritative resource for scholars andstudents and as a thorough and engaging introduction for generalreaders.

Each chapter has an introduction that provides usefulhistorical context and offers interpretive strategies for understandingthe readings. ISBN: 0231109393

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