Yangtze River: The Wildest, Wickedest River on Earth
HK$145.00
DESCRIPTION :
Awash with superstition and folklore, the Yangtze river has been an inspiration for more than a thousand years to those who have lived beside it or sailed along it. This new collection contains fifty-four passages about the Yangtze River dating from the Tang dynasty to the present day and spanning thirteen centuries. The pieces are taken from novels, biographies, letters, diaries, poems, and short stories, and range from the words of early Chinese poet-officials to the observations of contemporary travel writers such as Colin Thubron and Paul Theroux.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 216 mm x 140 mm
WEIGHT : 465 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
Lifestyle, Hobbies & Leisure
Awash with superstition and folklore, the Yangtze river has been an inspiration for more than a thousand years to those who have lived beside it or sailed along it. This new collection contains fifty-four passages about the Yangtze River dating from the Tang dynasty to the present day and spanning thirteen centuries. The pieces are taken from novels, biographies, letters, diaries, poems, and short stories, and range from the words of early Chinese poet-officials to the observations of contemporary travel writers such as Colin Thubron and Paul Theroux.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9780195869200 | |
| EDITED BY Lynn, Madeleine | |
| PUBLISHER : Oxford University Press (China) Ltd | PUBLICATION DATE : April 07, 1997 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : China | IMPRINT : Oxford University Press (China) Ltd |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : General |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
WEIGHT : 465 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
Lifestyle, Hobbies & Leisure