River Town

Two Years on the Yangtze

Hardcover, 402 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2001 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-06-019544-1
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Records the author's experiences as a Peace Corps English teacher in the small Chinese city of Fuling, during which time 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.

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Subjects

  • Hessler, Peter, 1969- -- Travel -- China -- Fuling (Sichuan Sheng)
  • Fuling (Sichuan Sheng, China) -- Description and travel.