A Bend in the Yellow River
Publisher: Phoenix House
Published: February 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781861590169
Subjects: Marxism & Communism; Rural communities; Travel writing; Sociology; General; Yuncheng (Shanxi Sheng, China); Travel; China; Teachers, Foreign; Asia - China; BRITISH_FOREIGN COUNTRIES; CHINA_SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS; Hill, Justin; History / China; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; 1971-; Hill, Justin,; Social life and customs; Yuncheng (Shanxi Sheng)
First sentence: In the early mornings, when the old go through their taiqi routines - boxing, sword and spear - in beautiful slow motion, the sun rises up sullen and red over the heads of peasants, cycling into town along the mud track that becomes Hedong Donglu with their reed panniers full of produce to sell.