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          Behind The Wall: A Journey Through China

          Behind The Wall: A Journey Through China

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          Having learned Mandarin, and travelling alone by foot, bicycle and train, Colin Thubron set off on a 10,000 mile journey from Beijing to the borders of Burma.

          A powerful unforgettable journey through China with one of our greatest travel writers.

          ''An ac...

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          Product ID:9780099459323
          Product Form:Paperback / softback
          Country of Manufacture:GB
          Title:Behind The Wall
          Subtitle:A Journey Through China
          Authors:Author: Colin Thubron
          Page Count:320
          Subjects:Travel writing, Travel writing, China, c 1980 to c 1990
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          Having learned Mandarin, and travelling alone by foot, bicycle and train, Colin Thubron set off on a 10,000 mile journey from Beijing to the borders of Burma.

          A powerful unforgettable journey through China with one of our greatest travel writers.

          ''An achievement of great and lasting brilliance'' Patrick Leigh Fermor

          Having learned Mandarin, and travelling alone by foot, bicycle and train, Colin Thubron set off on a 10,000 mile journey from Beijing to the borders of Burma. He travelled through the wind-swept wastes of the Gobi desert and finished at the far end of the Great Wall.

          What Thubron reveals is an astonishing diversity, a land whose still unmeasured resources strain to meet an awesome demand, and an ancient people still reeling from the devastation of the Cultural Revolution.


          Imprint Name:Vintage
          Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
          Country of Publication:GB
          Publishing Date:2004-04-01

          Additional information

          Weight232 g
          Dimensions200 × 128 × 20 mm