Du Fu's Five Cities: a Tang History Scholar's Journey (collector's Edition)
by J
About This Novel
In 1989, 35-year-old Mr. Larry began his plan to travel by train in mainland China. Since then, until 1993, the author has traveled deeply into the mainland of China alone nine times, reaching all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities except the three northeastern provinces, Tibet and Hainan. The total journey has been 49,000 kilometers, including "five cities", "entering Jianmen", and visiting western Hunan... He has visited Xi'an, He traveled from prosperous cities such as Beijing to deserted small towns such as Golmud in Qinghai and Sancha in Shanxi; he visited famous attractions such as the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Yungang Grottoes, and also visited many unknown attractions such as the Wuliang Temple in Jiaxiang, Shandong, and the "Nanzhao Dehua Monument" in Dali, Yunnan. The author meets all kinds of people, including the happy-go-lucky old worker in Shahe Town, the female conductor who earns the fare difference with peace of mind, Professor Zhu who has been studying the Wuliang Temple for 30 years, the old woman who sleeps under the hard seat of the train... The author uses the stories of overseas Chinese and Tang history scholars. His vision, calm writing style, concise language, and rich old photos record the mountains, rivers, historical sites, and market customs in mainland China in the 1980s and 1990s, and present people's daily life and ideological changes during the great changes at the beginning of reform and opening up. Looking back at these intimate scenes can help us better understand history and the present.
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