Frontiers of Heaven

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  • Frontiers of Heaven Book Detail

  • Author : Stanley Stewart
  • Release Date : 2006-02-01
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 228
  • ISBN 13 : 1461748909
  • File Size : 59,59 MB

Frontiers of Heaven by Stanley Stewart PDF Summary

Book Description: Winner of the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award For the Chinese, the Great Wall of China has defined much more than a physical barrier. Over the centuries it has represented a psychological frontier - within it lies the Celestial Kingdom, the compass of all civilization. Beyond lies a barbaric world of chaos and exile. In Frontiers of Heaven, author Stanley Stewart recounts his wanderings halfway across Asia. The journey takes him from Shanghai to the banks of the Indus, and along the way he encounters the modern Chinese for whom these regions beyond the Wall still hold the same morbid fascination. Today, the great western province of Xinjiang is still a land of exile, the destination of soldiers, reluctant settlers, political prisoners, and disgraced officials. Whether describing the lost cities of Central Asia, a Buddhist monastery in the shadow of Tibet, or a love affair in Xi'an, Stewart tells his story with charm and affection.

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