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There is no civilisation that can match China for its historical obession with poetry. Beginning at least three thousand years ago, China’s scholars captured the lives and habits of their people in verse, usually brushed out on bamboo, silk or paper.
China: City & Exiles
Edited by: Alex Monro
ISBN: 978-1906011-30-7
Format: 128/100 x 150mm pb
Price: £6.99
Place: China
Eland specializes in keeping the classics of travel literature in print. Eland books open out our understanding of other cultures, interpret the unknown, reveal different environments as well as celebrating the humour and occasional horrors of travel.
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