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My Journey in Mystic China: Old Pu's Travel Diary by John Blofeld 1990 1st Ed HB
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- China
- ISBN
- 9781594771576
- Book Title
- My Journey in Mystic China : Old Pu's Travel Diary
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions International, The Limited
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Social Science, Philosophy
- Topic
- Personal Memoirs, Taoist, Asia / China, Customs & Traditions
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 17.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 296 Pages
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This translation of John Blofeld's memoirs as a Westerner living in pre-Communist Revolution China paints an intimate portrait of ancient Chinese civilization. Originally written in Chinese for Chinese readers, Blofeld's travel diary reveals a rare uncensored view of the culture of "old" China.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Inner Traditions International, The Limited
ISBN-10
159477157x
ISBN-13
9781594771576
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038769136
Product Key Features
Book Title
My Journey in Mystic China : Old Pu's Travel Diary
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Taoist, Asia / China, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Social Science, Philosophy
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds710.B65413 2008
Reviews
When all is said and done, we owe Daniel Reid a great debt for translating this wonderful travel journal. . . . although 'mystic' appears in the title, this is not really a magical mystical tour and you won't get any tidbits about finding your bliss, so to speak. You basically find what a well-lived life can be like., The book reads like a charming account from a long-forgotten era, and that is precisely what it is. Blofeld gives a detailed and scintillating portrait of ancient China, still extant when he lived there--a culture that was highly stratified and regimented, and included the virtues of always welcoming 'guests from afar' such as Blofeld himself, who made a comfortable niche for himself by being the perfect visitor., The discovery of a missing manuscript of Mozart could not bring greater joy than John Blofeld's memoir of his journey through a China that is barely visible nowadays but brought to life once more in this most welcome translation. To read this book is to travel again with this marvelous man on the path he walked so well: the path of the translator, the path of the pilgrim, the path of a stranger in a strange land. The bodhisattvas must be singing., This is John Blofeld's intimate and heartfelt personal account of a life spent in the old China we have all heard and dreamt about, but which is gone forever. As such it should be savored as a first-class treasure, for it is like a long-lost gem recovered for the world to appreciate. What makes John Blofeld's memoir so uniquely special is the man himself, who, as international traveler, sinologist, translator, and scholar embodied the perfect balance of Yin and Y∠an ideal synthesis of the meeting of East and West., This is John Blofeld's intimate and heartfelt personal account of a life spent in the old China we have all heard and dreamt about, but which is gone forever. As such it should be savored as a first-class treasure, for it is like a long-lost gem recovered for the world to appreciate. What makes John Blofeld's memoir so uniquely special is the man himself, who, as international traveler, sinologist, translator, and scholar embodied the perfect balance of Yin and Yang; an ideal synthesis of the meeting of East and West., It is fitting that Daniel Reid, whose writings have done so much to bring profound dimensions of Chinese medical, scientific, spiritual, and meditative wisdom to English language readers, has translated this book., The book is not, strictly speaking, a history of the 1930s and 1940s in China, but for readers looking to gain a deeper understanding of that period, the book will prove quite valuable. It will also be useful to those wishing a deeper understanding of pre-communist Chinese religion and culture, as well as to casual readers who are simply seeking an engaging informative book about China during its early republican period., When all is said and done, we owe Daniel Reid a great debt for translating this wonderful travel journal. . . . although 'mystic' appears in the title, this is not really a magical mystical tour and you won't get any tidbits about finding your bliss, so to speak. You basically find what a well lived life can be like.
Table of Content
Translator's Preface: A Friend from Afar A Note on the Translation Translator's Introduction: The Wheel of Life Foreword by Huang Li-sung: My Lifelong Friendship with John Blofeld Foreword by Chungliang Al Huang: Old Pu's Travel Diary Author's Preface: My Ideal Shangri-la 1 My Preordained Destiny to Tread the Land of the Dragon 2 The Place I Love Most of All--Peking 3 Roaming the Famous Mountains and Monasteries of Northern China 4 Studying Zen and Seeking the Tao While Wandering in the Southwest 5 Travels in Szechuan on My Second Sojourn in China 6 Exotic Encounters in Southern China 7 Souls from Distant Lands Fulfill Their Distant Destinies
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2007-047366
Dewey Decimal
951.04/2092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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