The Search for a Vanishing Beijing – A Guide to China′s Capital Through the Agess

M A Aldrich (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

422 Seiten

2006
Hong Kong University Press (Verlag)
978-962-209-777-3 (ISBN)

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Talks about the cultural mosaic of the capital of China. From Tian An Men Square through the surrounding neighborhoods and further to sights in rustic settings, this title leads the reader through palaces, temples, back streets and markets, as well as offering information about Peking customs, stories and beliefs.

The book weaves the genres of travel essays and travel guides into a comprehensive narrative about the cultural mosaic of the capital of China. The author leads the reader through palaces, temples, back streets and markets whilebringing back to living memory forgotten or overlooked Peking customs, stories and beliefs.

M. A. Aldrich's interest in Chinese culture began more than 30 years ago. He is a graduate of the Foreign Service School of Georgetown University where he studied under Jesuit teachers who lived in China before the revolution of 1949. He later took a master's degree in History at SUNY at Stony Brook. After studying law at Columbia University, he has been an international commercial attorney in Greater China for 15 years. He works in the Beijing office of a London-based international law firm.

Verlagsort	Hong Kong
Sprache	englisch
Maße	158 x 231 mm
Gewicht	860 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Asien ► China
ISBN-10	962-209-777-4 / 9622097774
ISBN-13	978-962-209-777-3 / 9789622097773
Zustand	Neuware