Simon Winchester: The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time

The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time



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Author: Simon Winchester
Number of Pages: 414 pages
Published Date: 01 Apr 2004
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication Country: New York, NY, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780312423377
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Rising in the mountains of the Tibetan border, the Yangtze River, the symbolic heart of China pierces 3,900 miles of rugged country before debouching into the oily swells of the East China Sea. Connecting China's heartland cities with the volatile coastal giant, Shanghai, it has also historically connected China to the outside world through its nearly one thousand miles of navigable waters. To travel those waters is to travel back in history, to sense the soul of China, and Simon Winchester takes us along with him as he encounters the essence of China--its history and politics, its geography and climate as well as engage in its culture, and its people in remote and almost inaccessible places. "The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time" is travel writing at its best: lively, informative, and thoroughly enchanting.