Travel In China

Noo Saro-Wiwa goes in search of China's 'Black Ghosts', African economic migrants in the People's Republic, who live in separate communities and are vigorously involved in the trade between the continents. Her fascinating encounters include a Ghanaian cardiac surgeon, a drug dealer, a visa overstayer, a Nigerian popstar who sings in Chinese and men married to Chinese women who speak English with Nigerian accents.

You awaken under a sky you do not recognize, breathing air that feels centuries younger. The familiar world of the 21st century has vanished, leaving you stranded and alone in the heart of Han Dynasty China, a civilization at its zenith of power and cultural sophistication. This guide is your key to navigating this vibrant and perilous world, where your modern knowledge is both a source of potential salvation and a fatal secret. Before you can leverage the wisdom of the future, you must first master the art of erasing it. Your very posture, your casual eye contact, and the fabric of your ...

You're a doctoral student studying forms of ocean life in the Yellow Sea when you get an unexpected call from the State Department. Suddenly, it's up to you to save a priceless Chinese art treasure from pirates, and success will depend on your ability to learn enough Mandarin Chinese to complete your mission...

A famous naturalist and his photographer wife explore China in 1916, a medieval country torn apart by revolution, the Japanese military, and the onset of World War I. Their goal was to shoot, trap, collect and photograph native animals for display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Traveling by mule train, they find themselves in conflict with the brutal treatment of Chinese women, the Government, the elements, and a closed civilization, controlled by the past.

A close encounter with a ghost in Scotland and a gun in Mexico. A request to meet a fortune-teller in Varanasi, who correctly predicts the future. Entering Tibet the hard way and meeting the Dalai Lama the easy way. Living in Japan for 13 years, and experiencing life as an ex-pat, and seeing Japan through the eyes of an ESL teacher. This is a collection of stories and travels over several years and through several countries. Vicariously experience these and other misadventures when you travel to parts of Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, China, and the Middle East. Many ...

Growing up a 90-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, young Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become the toughest fighter in the world, like Caine in his favorite 1970s TV series, Kung Fu. While in college, Matthew decided the time had come to pursue this quixotic dream before it was too late. Much to the dismay of his parents, he dropped out of Princeton to spend two years training with the legendary sect of monks who invented kung fu and Zen Buddhism.

The war in Europe is over. The new post-Nazi German leaders have agreed to a second Armistice after their victory over the Soviet Union. There is an uneasy peace now with the major combatants now struggling with massive wartime debts and the need to rebuild their battered economies. But the war in the Pacific continues. Only now, the Japanese are the ones using weapons of mass destruction in a desperate attempt to stave off defeat at the hands of the Allies. China, Australia and England have finally been joined by America in a final push to end the threat of the Japanese imperialists. ...

Alice-Miranda and her friends are on a school exchange in China! There's so much to see and do, and plenty of new people to meet. Among the whirlwind of sights is a breathtaking circus show, a hair-raising feat and an encounter with a family of acrobats. While some are having a great time...

The author's first novel, a tale of debauchery - sex, booze and drugs, which follows the experiences of an English teacher in China during the happy "boom times" when China won the right to host the Olympics and was accepted into the World Trade Organization. The book also describes the author's time in Beijing during the SARS epidemic. Written in a frank but humorous style, this work provides many insights into modern Chinese society. China Laid Bare is the sequel to this book. "The deletion of individualism, is something that can be seen in China. I have noticed it with my older students,...

READ FREE on KINDLE UNLIMITED This book covers adventures of traveling in Asia. It provides MEMOIRS, TRAVEL STORIES, and SYNOPSIS OF ASIAN HISTORY. The Author spent over twenty years traveling to Asia for both business and pleasure to China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tiawan. In his book, American Gaijin in Asia, Ward writes about his true travel stories from his experience traveling to the far east. In addition, he also provides travel tips and suggestions for anyone looking to travel to Asia, as well as pictures that document his exploration. FROM THE AUTHOR: "I admit this ...

Read about the true adventures of American award winning writer, Michael Del Brown living and working in China; especially this short story of his trip to Anhui province and the subsequent climb up the mountain. This is the first in a series of short stories about the author's time in China.

A college graduate from the Midwest travels to Beijing to teach English, and contends with culture shock and a mysterious government official following his every move. Based upon the author’s journals, the story combines exploration of a strange land with magical realism and a sudden romance, which forces a critical, life-changing decision.

Catching all the fascination and humour of travel in out-of-the-way places, One's Company is Peter Fleming's account of his journey through Russia and Manchuria to China when he was Special Correspondent to The Times in the 1930s. Fleming spent seven months with the "object of investigating the Communist situation in South China" at a time when, as far as he knew, "no previous journey had been made to the anti-communist front by a foreigner", and on its publication in 1934, One's Company won widespread critical acclaim.

While there are hundreds of subway stops scattered around Beijing, four stops must take priority: Know God, Be Family, Go Deep, Make Impact. You won’t find these stops on a subway line, of course. You will discover them as you commit to a journey of connecting with God’s plan for your life. That is the purpose of this book—to provide daily inspiration for these life-changing stops. Where are you on this journey? What is your nextstop?

Ready to Rewrite the Second Act of Your Life? If you've ever dreamed of exploring the world, earning a living while immersing yourself in new cultures, or simply breaking free from the 9-to-5 grind—Teaching Abroad was written for you. Whether you're a midlife woman seeking a fresh start, an empty nester craving adventure, or a college-educated professional (man or woman!) wondering what’s next, this empowering guide shows you how teaching overseas can be more than a job—it can be a life transformation. Author Karla McNeese, a divorced mom and former temp worker, found herself standing...

Do you love travel stories? Gweilo in the Diaolou takes you to regional China on the road less traveled. Gweilo is a Cantonese slang term meaning "ghost man" or white man. Diaolou are defensive watch towers only found in the villages and towns of Kaiping county in the province of Guangdong, China. In a classic fish out of water story Australian Rob Harvey travels to rural China and gets himself tangled up with the language, the culture, the cuisine and the history. Despite the language barrier, he forms close and connecting bonds with friends and family with a combination of humor, respect ...

This unique book is the first to bring together a group of influential China experts to reflect on their cultural and social encounters while travelling and living in the People’s Republic. Filling an important gap, it allows scholars, journalists, and businesspeople to reflect on their personal memories of China.

The authors tell how they grew up in China, met in India and were reunited in England and Japan. They share their discovery of the key to reconciliation between China and Japan.

TEACHING IN CHINA? LITTLE DID WE KNOW WHAT WE HAD LET OURSELVES IN FOR! These are the emails we sent home to Australia from the two schools in China at which we taught. They were usually written only hours after the experiences and emotions which they describe. They were written to friends from whom nothing was held back. They describe the schools, the teachers, the students, places we visited, and the experiences which took over the greater part of our lives during those two years, experiences which, it could be said, turned those lives upside down. They have not been edited, nor have they...

书中从作者初到中国写起描绘了初入陌生环境时的震撼语言障碍以及作为外国人所受到的高度关注这种“明星般”的待遇起初令人发笑但后来作者逐渐认识到这更多是源于文化的好奇而非个人的名气在整本书中作者分享了许多个人的挑战与