num_pages: 480
description: Paul Theroux, the author of the train travel classics The Great Railway Bazaar and The Old Patagonian Express, takes to the rails once again in this account of his epic journey through China. He hops aboard as part of a tour group in London and sets out for China's border. He then spends a year traversing the country, where he pieces together a fascinating snapshot of a unique moment in history. From the barren deserts of Xinjiang to the ice forests of Manchuria, from the dense metropolises of Shanghai, Beijing, and Canton to the dry hills of Tibet, Theroux offers an unforgettable portrait of a magnificent land and an extraordinary people.
language: English
title: Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China
titlecomplete: Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China
genres: China, Adventure, History, Travelogue, Travel, Trains, Asia, Biography Memoir, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 9040
places: China, Russia
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Thomas Cook Travel Book Award
publisher: Mariner Books