Bend in the Yellow River
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Phoenix House; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: April 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780753801147
Subjects: Marxism & Communism; Rural communities; Travel writing; Sociology; History; History: World; China; Anthropology - Cultural; Asia - China; Customs & Traditions; BRITISH_FOREIGN COUNTRIES; CHINA_SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS; History / China; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Personal Memoirs
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.