The emperor's river
Subtitle: travels to the heart of a resurgent China
By: Liam D'Arcy-Brown
Publisher: Eye Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9781903070703
Subjects: Social life and customs; Historic sites; Travel; Local History; Social change; Nationalism; Biography; Description and travel
Description: D'Arcy-Brown set out to be the first Westerner in modern times to travel the length of China's great wonder: the Grand Canal. During his journey, he attempts to reconcile the China which fascinated him as a child with the modern, more open China he sees now.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: The grandest of canals; title: A culture to be proud of; title: Graffiti; title: Life's bitterness; title: Predictions of change; title: Water, but no boats; title: A canal reborn.