Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present

From: The China Business Review | Date: September 1, 2006| Author: Fung, Mark T | Copyright information

Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present By Peter Hessler. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2006. 514 pp. $26.95 hardcover.

Imagine yourself standing in the nooks and crannies of Beijing's ancient hutongs, or alleyways, with your moleskin pad, chronicling daily life as it unfolded before you for five years. Undoubtedly, you would meet unusual characters that provide lively anecdotes about scenes of Chinese life. Peter Hessler, the Beijing correspondent for the ...

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