The Red Dragon Turns to Gold: Travels in China During the Fiftieth Anniversary of the People's Republic

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Pub. Date: 2001-04-01
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Table of Contents

Chronologyp. vii
Introductionp. ix
Cultural Observationsp. 1
The Mop Seat--Taking The Bus To Qufup. 3
How To Make A Chinese Policemen Smilep. 10
Entropy--The Second Law Of Thermodynamicsp. 21
Personal Space And Boogie Nights In Chinap. 28
The Sixty-First Dayp. 39
In Search Of Wushup. 50
Lao Wai--Old Foreignerp. 59
You Don't Always Get What You Pay Forp. 72
Childrearingp. 77
Little Kingsp. 79
It Depends On Whyp. 94
Pain-Lovep. 100
As Long As She's Happyp. 105
Political Speculationsp. 117
I Am Chinese And I Love My Country--Lessons From A Chinese High Schoolp. 119
The Takhi Horsep. 128
Mountains To Climbp. 140
Injustic! Injustice!p. 151
Personal Strugglesp. 159
Dear Zhen'Ai Yip. 161
The Mazep. 165
Hi Ho Silver, Away!--China Strains A Relationshipp. 173
Halloween In Kaifengp. 183
Epilogue: The Last Leg--Hawaiip. 191
Bibliographyp. 199
About the Authorp. 201
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