num_pages: 480
description: The author recounts his experiences while traveling throughout Communist China by train, offering observations on the scenery and recalling conversations with Chinese citizens and other fellow travelers
language: English
title: Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China
titlecomplete: Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China
genres: Travelogue, Asia, Adventure, Trains, Memoir, Nonfiction, China, Travel, Biography Memoir, History
ratings_count: 9040
places: Russia, China
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Thomas Cook Travel Book Award
publisher: Putnam