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On the Land of China: Traveling by Train
Literature在中国大地上：搭火车旅行记
(us) Paul Theroux
In 1986, Paul Theroux came to China again after six years. He not only visited prosperous cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, but also reached border areas such as Langxiang in Heilongjiang and Turpan in Xinjiang. He walked to the land of China and chatted with all kinds of people, including young people practicing oral English in the English Corner of Shanghai People's Park, students who wanted to do import and export business, intellectuals who had just experienced a catastrophe... He used a sharp and humorous tone to complain all the way, but he also used a calm and rational perspective to analyze the character of the Chinese people and discover the daily life and changes in thinking of the Chinese people under the changing times. Since the 1980s, there have been tremendous changes, but our current swings and difficulties are all familiar.
In 1986, Paul Theroux came to China again after six years. He not only visited prosperous cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, but also reached border areas such as Langxiang in Heilongjiang and Turpan in Xinjiang. He walked to the land of China and chatted with all kinds of people, including young people practicing oral English in the English Corner of Shanghai People's Park, students who wanted to do import and export business, intellectuals who had just experienced a catastrophe... He used a sharp and humorous tone to complain all the way, but he also used a calm and rational perspective to analyze the character of the Chinese people and discover the daily life and changes in thinking of the Chinese people under the changing times. Since the 1980s, there have been tremendous changes, but our current swings and difficulties are all familiar.