The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time

A trip on the Yangtze River, the symbolic heart of China, that is more than a travel narrative; Simon Winchester's long fascination not only with China's landscape but with its people comes through clearly.

"[A] lively narrative that ranges from the scholarly to the surreal to the truly harrowing....Both scholarly and slyly observant, this is a terrific read, which should be savored slowly..." - (Kirkus, 9/1/96)

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