Getting Lost in the Magic of Thailand: Island Hopping Down the Siam Spice Route
Yellowstone National Park: A Photographic Journey Through an Iconic National Park
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Emerald City Trail: A Walking Guide Through Seattle & Our Olmsted History
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Discover Shanghai
Before the skyline, there was a river. Suzhou Creek once powered the rise of modern China's industry, with textile mills, warehouses, and docks-- engines of trade that shaped Shanghai into a vibrant, cosmopolitan city. Many of these structures remain. Some preserve their historic appearance, offering a window into the past, while others have been adapted to daily life-- caf矇 s, creative spaces, and riverside parks that reflect the city's ongoing renewal. This book guides you through 26 carefully chosen stops along the river. Each one tells a layered story: architectural details, the industrial or cultural past, and the new life it carries today. You won't just read about Shanghai-- you can walk these streets, linger in the spaces, and experience the city as it is lived every day. Blending hand-drawn illustrations with on-site photography, this guide reveals the city's details from street corners to shifting light, inviting you to explore the rhythm of the city.
Affordable Adventures in Hong Kong
Discover the Vibrant Energy of Hong Kong Without Breaking the Bank!✈ Thinking of traveling to Asia but don't know where? Looking for the next destination to book your next trip? ✈Look no further!"Affordable Adventures in Hong Kong" is your ultimate guide to experiencing this dynamic city on a budget.In this book you will discover: The best times to book your trip.Essential apps that will make your journey seamless and hassle-free.How to navigate the city like a pro with public transit options that save you money.Some basic Cantonese phrases to enhance your interactions with locals.Where the must-see tourist attractions are and uncover hidden gems known only to Hong Kongers.Where to shop for the best deals or where to window shop to take in the beautiful interior design of the mall.The city's culinary delights, from street food stalls to Michelin-starred restaurants, with recommendations that cater to all taste buds and budgets.Hong Kong's stunning outdoors with activities that showcase its natural beauty, whether you're hiking scenic trails, relaxing on pristine beaches, or taking in panoramic views from lesser-known vantage points."Affordable Adventures in Hong Kong" ensures that every moment of your trip is filled with excitement, culture, and unforgettable experiences-all while keeping your wallet happy.Get ready to embark on an adventure of a lifetime in one of Asia's most captivating cities NOW!
Other Rivers
An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China's heartland, by an author who has observed the country's tumultuous changes over the past quarter century More than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China's economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan province to instruct students from the next generation. At the same time, Hessler and his wife enrolled their twin daughters in a local state-run elementary school, where they were the only Westerners. Over the years, Hessler had kept in close contact with many of the people he had taught in the 1990s. By reconnecting with these individuals--members of China's "Reform generation," now in their forties--while teaching current undergrads, Hessler gained a unique perspective on China's incredible transformation. In 1996, when Hessler arrived in China, almost all of the people in his classroom were first-generation college students. They typically came from large rural families, and their parents, subsistence farmers, could offer little guidance as their children entered a brand-new world. By 2019, when Hessler arrived at Sichuan University, he found a very different China, as well as a new kind of student--an only child whose schooling was the object of intense focus from a much more ambitious cohort of parents. At Sichuan University, many young people had a sense of irony about the regime but mostly navigated its restrictions with equanimity, embracing the opportunities of China's rise. But the pressures of extreme competition at scale can be grueling, even for much younger children--including Hessler's own daughters, who gave him an intimate view into the experience at their local school. In Peter Hessler's hands, China's education system is the perfect vehicle for examining the country's past, present, and future, and what we can learn from it, for good and ill. At a time when anti-Chinese rhetoric in America has grown blunt and ugly, Other Rivers is a tremendous, essential gift, a work of enormous empathy that rejects cheap stereotypes and shows us China from the inside out and the bottom up. As both a window onto China and a mirror onto America, Other Rivers is a classic from a master of the form.
A Tale of Two Chinas
"Du wan juan shu, xing wan li lu""Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles"-Traditional Chinese sayingA Tale of Two Chinas is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of China in the early-mid twenty-first century. Based on Hugh Battye's own compelling fifteen-year China journey, the book takes the reader on a topical odyssey, covering many of the major economic, political and cultural themes of the later Reform years, as well as of Xi Jinping's current New Era. Through the vividly contrasting, yet complementary, descriptions of the "two Chinas" he experienced - the sophisticated society of the Chinese urban mainstream on the one hand, and the vibrant Muslim and Tibetan Buddhist minority cultures on the other - the author provides a fresh, holistic and accessible account of a country that, despite its superpower status, still remains largely opaque to many in the non-Chinese-speaking world.
