Rated 4 Stars
From: Library
Records the author's experiences as an Peace Corps English teacher in the small Chinese city of Fuling, during which he witnessed such events as the death of Deng Xiaoping, the return of Hong Kong to the mainland, and the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.
After a very strong start this book started losing steam about half way through. In the beginning the authors experiences and descriptions of the small city of Fuling and the University were very interesting. A wonderful inside look at the people, history and culture. But then he started running out of anything new to say but kept on repeating experiences only in a different context. I skimmed the last quarter of the book.
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