This is a first-hand account of how a tall blonde Western woman travelled in disguise as a Chinese man (in Pathan cap, old grey jacket and big padded trousers), through the remote, forbidden and perilous parts of Southern China, in search of an ancient kingdom and the fabulous 2nd-century wall paintings left untouched for thousands of years. Christa Paula, a young German student of Central Asian art and archaelogy has something of the same adventurous spirit as her friend Nick Danziger. The area she set out to discover in 1989/90 was under military rule, closed to Westerners as well as to most Chinese, and it was in the company of Chang, a taxi-driver and self-styled Chinese James Dean, that she continued her journey. They travelled through an area dotted with nuclear testing sites, forced labour camps, and mines in which prisoners dig and process asbestos without protective clothing.
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Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR002082037
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First Edition,. With colour illustrations. A very nice clean, bright copy Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. Codice articolo BOOKS270102I
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Da: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, Regno Unito
Original Blue Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good Plus. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 1994. xii, 278pp. 33 colour plates, 2 B&W maps. Illustrated endpapers. "The remarkable story of an exceptionally daring quest for the ancient kingdom of Shanshan, in the remote, forbidden and often perilous desert region of southern Xinjiang in China . Combining scholarship with exotic adventure and an usnusual love affair, The Road to Miran is a travel book of rare distinction - a journey as much through China's past as through its present." Very minor bumping to top edge of unclipped jacket front cover and top of spine Jacket is otherwise in excellent condition. Mild bumping to top of book spine. Book is otherwise in excellent condition. Title to spine in gold lettering. No inscriptions. All contents are tight and clean. Codice articolo ChinaEtc008
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Da: Henffordd Books, Herefordshire, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1994. Slight rubbing to edges of dust-jacket, now protected using removable clear wrap, otherwise in excellent condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries. Codice articolo 011822
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Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. A Fine unmarked copy with no inscriptions with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. xii + 278 pages. 33 illustrations. 2 maps. Pictorial endpapers. The author, an intrepid young student of Central Asian art and archaeology, set off in late 1989 to explore - far from the famous 'Silk Road' of Marco Polo - an area that is closed to Westerners as wellas to most Chinese, and one which is firmly under military rule. A daring quest for the ancient kingdom of Shanshan, in the remote, forbidden and perilous desert region of southern Xianjiang in China. Her goal was Miran, the ancient Buddhist site of fabulous second century wall paintings left untouched until the beginning of the 20th century. The last Westerner to set foot in Miran was Sir Aurel Stein in 1914. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.83 KILO WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** L Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Codice articolo 007231
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