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Beautiful Xiangxi
Discover Hunan, a beautiful and remote corner of China brought to life through the writings of one of China's premier writers. Travel throughout western Hunan Province, the birthplace and source of inspiration for noted Chinese scholar and author Shen Congwen. Through his poetic words and the 300 soul-stirring photographs of Zhuo Ya, you'll enter a world of indescribable beauty, where time stands still.
304 pages, Hardcover
First published November 18, 2004
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September 1, 2020
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Discover Hunan, a beautiful and remote corner of China loaded with centuries of fascinating history and culture and see China through a different lens. Shaped like of a horse's hoof, Hunan is surrounded by mountains and has a humid, subtropical monsoon climate. There are striking pictures on every page. Gain an understanding of the life of the people of Hunan in the shadows of their ancestors.
Paul - The Book Grocer
Discover Hunan, a beautiful and remote corner of China loaded with centuries of fascinating history and culture and see China through a different lens. Shaped like of a horse's hoof, Hunan is surrounded by mountains and has a humid, subtropical monsoon climate. There are striking pictures on every page. Gain an understanding of the life of the people of Hunan in the shadows of their ancestors.
Paul - The Book Grocer
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