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For two years before and after the 1948 Communist Revolution, David Kidd lived in Peking, where he married the daughter of an aristocratic Chinese family. "I used to hope," he writes, "that some bright young scholar on a research grant would write about us and our Chinese friends before it was too late and we were all dead and gone, folding into the darkness the wonder that had been our lives." Here Kidd himself brings that wonder to life.

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Classic Chinoiserie motifs such as foo dogs, an atmospheric temple, and an errant boatman add exotic flair to the scenic Old Peking pattern. This Old Peking Peel & Stick Wallpaper measures approximately 27 inches wide by 20 feet long, covering About 45 square feet per roll. Fresh! Fun! Fabulous! Exploded florals and whimsical elements such as strawberries and pineapples pair beautifully with timeless graphic elements that include luxuriant trellis and classic Chinoiserie motifs. Big, bold, unexpected. Timeless. And always happy. Color: Navy Blue.

This exquisite knee-length silk embroidered dress coat is adorned with stunning embroidery and velvets in a floral design. The silk mix outer in dark raspberry boasts floral stems in gold, silver, grey, pink, olive and navy so can easily be worn with many colours. This coat features a flattering nehru collar, two front pockets with embroidered flaps and a slit at the hem for ease of movement. The candy pink satin lining completes the look with luxurious flair. This elegant coat can be worn by all ages, and styled for a huge variety of occasions, from a formal lunch to mother of the bride. Material: Shell: 18% Silk, Trim: 82% Others. Care Instructions: Dry Clean Only, Do Not Bleach, Cool Iron, Do Not Tumble Dry.

This exquisite knee-length silk embroidered dress coat is adorned with stunning embroidery and velvets in a floral design. The silk mix outer in dark raspberry boasts floral stems in gold, silver, grey, pink, olive and navy so can easily be worn with many colours. This coat features a flattering nehru collar, two front pockets with embroidered flaps and a slit at the hem for ease of movement. The candy pink satin lining completes the look with luxurious flair. This elegant coat can be worn by all ages, and styled for a huge variety of occasions, from a formal lunch to mother of the bride. Material: Shell: 18% Silk, Trim: 82% Others. Care Instructions: Dry Clean Only, Do Not Bleach, Cool Iron, Do Not Tumble Dry.

This exquisite knee-length silk embroidered dress coat is adorned with stunning embroidery and velvets in a floral design. The silk mix outer in dark raspberry boasts floral stems in gold, silver, grey, pink, olive and navy so can easily be worn with many colours. This coat features a flattering nehru collar, two front pockets with embroidered flaps and a slit at the hem for ease of movement. The candy pink satin lining completes the look with luxurious flair. This elegant coat can be worn by all ages, and styled for a huge variety of occasions, from a formal lunch to mother of the bride. Material: Shell: 18% Silk, Trim: 82% Others. Care Instructions: Dry Clean Only, Do Not Bleach, Cool Iron, Do Not Tumble Dry.

This exquisite knee-length silk embroidered dress coat is adorned with stunning embroidery and velvets in a floral design. The silk mix outer in dark raspberry boasts floral stems in gold, silver, grey, pink, olive and navy so can easily be worn with many colours. This coat features a flattering nehru collar, two front pockets with embroidered flaps and a slit at the hem for ease of movement. The candy pink satin lining completes the look with luxurious flair. This elegant coat can be worn by all ages, and styled for a huge variety of occasions, from a formal lunch to mother of the bride. Material: Shell: 18% Silk, Trim: 82% Others. Care Instructions: Dry Clean Only, Do Not Bleach, Cool Iron, Do Not Tumble Dry.

Classic Chinoiserie motifs such as foo dogs, an atmospheric temple, and an errant boatman add exotic flair to the scenic Old Peking pattern. This Old Peking Peel & Stick Wallpaper measures approximately 27 inches wide by 20 feet long, covering About 45 square feet per roll. Fresh! Fun! Fabulous! Exploded florals and whimsical elements such as strawberries and pineapples pair beautifully with timeless graphic elements that include luxuriant trellis and classic Chinoiserie motifs. Big, bold, unexpected. Timeless. And always happy. Color: Pink Lemonade.

This exquisite knee-length silk embroidered dress coat is adorned with stunning embroidery and velvets in a floral design. The silk mix outer in dark raspberry boasts floral stems in gold, silver, grey, pink, olive and navy so can easily be worn with many colours. This coat features a flattering nehru collar, two front pockets with embroidered flaps and a slit at the hem for ease of movement. The candy pink satin lining completes the look with luxurious flair. This elegant coat can be worn by all ages, and styled for a huge variety of occasions, from a formal lunch to mother of the bride. Material: Shell: 18% Silk, Trim: 82% Others. Care Instructions: Dry Clean Only, Do Not Bleach, Cool Iron, Do Not Tumble Dry.

This exquisite knee-length silk embroidered dress coat is adorned with stunning embroidery and velvets in a floral design. The silk mix outer in dark raspberry boasts floral stems in gold, silver, grey, pink, olive and navy so can easily be worn with many colours. This coat features a flattering nehru collar, two front pockets with embroidered flaps and a slit at the hem for ease of movement. The candy pink satin lining completes the look with luxurious flair. This elegant coat can be worn by all ages, and styled for a huge variety of occasions, from a formal lunch to mother of the bride. Material: Shell: 18% Silk, Trim: 82% Others. Care Instructions: Dry Clean Only, Do Not Bleach, Cool Iron, Do Not Tumble Dry.

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This epic novel of a wide-eyed missionary and a rebellious woman thrust into China’s Communist revolution is “an excellent read, panoramic in scope” (Financial Times).   In 1931, young English-born missionary Jakob Kellner brings all the crusading passion of his untried Christian faith to a China racked by famine and bloody civil war. He burns to save the world’s largest nation from Communism.   But when he is swept along on the cold, unforgiving Long March, Jakob becomes entangled with Mei-ling, a beautiful and fervent revolutionary. Soon, powerful new emotions challenge and reshape his faith—and entrap him forever in the vast country’s tortured destiny.   Once held hostage by Red Guards in Peking for more than two years, author Anthony Grey traces the path of China’s Communist party from its covert inception through purge and revolution. He crafts a portrait of China as a land of great beauty and harshness—of triumph and tragedy—in a sweeping narrative, rich in historical and cultural revelations.   

The central character in Susan Naquin's extraordinary new book is the city of Peking during the Ming and Qing periods. Using the city's temples as her point of entry, Naquin carefully excavates Peking's varied public arenas, the city's transformation over five centuries, its human engagements, and its rich cultural imprint. This study shows how modern Beijing's glittering image as China's great and ancient capital came into being and reveals the shifting identities of a much more complex past, one whose rich social and cultural history Naquin splendidly evokes. Temples, by providing a place where diverse groups could gather without the imprimatur of family or state, made possible a surprising assortment of community-building and identity-defining activities. By revealing how religious establishments of all kinds were used for fairs, markets, charity, tourism, politics, and leisured sociability, Naquin shows their decisive impact on Peking and, at the same time, illuminates their little-appreciated role in Chinese cities generally. Lacking most of the conventional sources for urban history, she has relied particularly on a trove of commemorative inscriptions that express ideas about the relationship between human beings and gods, about community service and public responsibility, about remembering and being remembered. The result is a book that will be essential reading in the field of Chinese studies for years to come.

When in 1934 at the age of twenty-seven, Peter Fleming set out for the Far East, his ultimate goal was to return from China to India overland - a journey he later described in the classic News from Tartary. On his outward journey Fleming travelled through regions which remain some of the most remote and least-visited in Asia and which, soon after his journey, became closed entirely to westerners. From Moscow, through the Caucasus to the Caspian, on to Samarkand and Tashkent, skirting the edge of Outer Mongolia to Vladivostok and winding his way down to Peking, Fleming tells of people encountered, places explored and of ways of life that have since been lost through revolution, war and the passage of time. Along the way he kept a diary that he never intended to publish and that lay forgotten *In the box-room* of his mind for fifteen years. To Peking is an unassuming classic of travel literature. Subtle yet sparkling with intelligence and humour, simple yet beautifully told, it illuminates a world that travellers - armchair or otherwise - can only dream of today.

To a China racked by famine and bloody civil war in the 1930s, a young English-born missionary, Jakob Kellner, brings all the crusading passion of his untried Christian faith. He burns to save the world's largest nation from Communism. But on the Long March, amidst horror and despair too great for Christianity to salve, Jakob becomes entangled with Mei-ling, a beautiful and fervent revolutionary. Powerful new emotions challenge and reshape his faith -- and entrap him for life in that vast country's tortured destiny.

The official record of the centenial re-enactment of a great motoring milestone: the 1907 Peking to Paris race. Man and machine against the elements, driving where no car has gone before; That was the impossible challenge of 1907 when a handful of buccaneering madcap motorists took up the idea of a Paris newspaper to prove that the car could now go anywhere by driving the huge distance between two capital cities - from Peking to Paris. To mark the 100th anniversary of the original "Great Race", over 100 cars set out to drive the original route used by Prince Borghese in 1907: they ranged from authentic veteran Italas, to vintage Bentleys, to classic Aston Martins and pretty much everything in between. Drivers of 26 different nationalities came together to pit their wits and their cars by driving 40 days from the Great Wall of China, across the Gobi Desert. After the Gobi Desert came ten days of wilderness crossing Mongolias vast plains to Russia, then on to Moscows Red Square and St. Petersburg, to Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Germany. The survivors finally rolling into Paris for an amazing party. Even though 100 years have passed from the original ground breaking event, todays rally enthusiasts discovered that in Mongolia, conditions of poor fuel, problems of food, water and finding their way to distant horizons remained a challenge exactly as faced by the original pioneers. This then is the inside story of the great driving efforts and human endeavor required to complete an amazingly challenging route. With 250 photos, official maps and inside information, this is a fascinating read for any motor enthusisast. The book also briefly describes the original event, including previously unpublished photographs.

Peking opera is one of the most distinctive traditions in Chinese culture - a tradition that can seem mysterious and complex to foreign eyes. In this illustrated introduction, Xu Chengbei explains the colorful make up, intricate costumes, characters, staging, stories and music associated with Peking opera, and discusses the origins and development of this unique performance art. Peking Opera is an essential starting point for all those interested in this intriguing part of China's cultural heritage.

In May 2007, leaving China’s Great Wall is Car 84, one of 128 antique autos racing in the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge. It’s guided by one Dina Bennett, the world’s least likely navigator: a daydreamer prone to carsickness, riddled with self-doubt, and married to a thrill-seeking perfectionist who is half-human, half-racecar. What could possibly go wrong?Funny, self-deprecating, and marred by only a few acts of great fortitude, Peking to Paris is first and foremost a voyage of transformation. The reader is swept on a wild, emotional ride, with romance and adversity, torment and triumph. Starting in Beijing, Dina and her husband, Bernard, limp across the Gobi, Siberia, Baltic States, and south to Paris in a 1940 Cadillac LaSalle, while Dina nurses the absurd hope that she can turn herself into a person of courage and patience.Writing for every woman who’s ever doubted herself and any man who’s wondered what the woman traveling with him is thinking, Dina brings the reader with her as she deftly sidesteps rock-throwing Mongolians and locks horns with Russians left over from the Interpol era—not to mention getting a sandstorm facial and racing rabbits on a curvy country road. Come along for the ride with a dashboard diva!

The book and dust jacket both with light rubbing and toning overall. Light price stamp to the front endpaper. Jacket with minor wear to the edges. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight. From the jacket: "The unforgettable account of the triumphant automobile race of 1907." Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 319 pages