Behind him, maybe a mile down the broad road, what looked like a large white platform was being layered together by more cranes. Long Peace Street was being made even longer: this was the beginnings of a new bridge, he told me, ...
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Language: en
Pages: 264
Pages: 264
Through the centre of China’s historic capital, Long Peace Street cuts a long, arrow-straight line. It divides the Forbidden City, home to generations of Chinese emperors, from Tiananmen Square, the vast granite square constructed to glorify a New China under Communist rule. To walk the street is to travel through
Language: en
Pages: 324
Pages: 324
Designed for business travellers, tourists and professionals who want to prepare to meet the Chinese on their own ground, either socially or in business situations. Divided into two parts: practical instructions on learning Chinese, and situational dialogues. It includes an audio cassette providing dialogues and exercises for practising the Chinese
Language: en
Pages: 355
Pages: 355
A study of the lively street culture in Chengdu from 1870 to 1930, this book explores the relationship between urban commoners and public space, the role of community and neighborhood in public life, and how the reform movement and Republican revolution transformed everyday life in this inland city.
Language: en
Pages: 384
Pages: 384
Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Fiction Prize In a flat above a noisy north London market, translator Iona Kirkpatrick starts work on a Chinese letter. Two lovers, Mu and Jian, have been driven apart by forces beyond their control. As Iona unravels the story of the lovers, Jian and Mu
Language: en
Pages: 353
Pages: 353
Memoirs of the daughter of American missionaries to China