The Resource South of the clouds : travels in southwest China, Bill Porter
South of the clouds : travels in southwest China, Bill Porter
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- Summary
- "While flipping through the atlas of Chang Ch'i-yun, one of China's most famous geographers, distinguished translator Bill Porter (Red Pine) developed a curiosity about the southwestern province of China. Dubbed Yun-nan, 'South of the Clouds,' this was the last area modern China to come under Chinese control. Originally conquered by the Mongols and eventually introduced to foreigners as a vibrant setting for trade, Yun-nan became a critical crossroad connecting East and West. In 1992, Porter left his home in Hong Kong to tour the small towns and major cities of Yun-nan, studying each of their local cultures and larger impacts on the trajectory of Chinese history. Here, he shares his encyclopedic knowledge of the nation's beautiful legacy while introducing new insight about the province's landscapes, people, and recent state of affairs. He visited Bulang Mountain, where the local people had no written language of their own, so they sent their children to live as monks in nearby Tai temples to learn Tai script. He saw women in Lijiang who wore traditional sheepskin jackets that bore seven frogeyes without clear explanation. In Dali, a small town turned urban center, he recalls a massive museum built to show off the city's new wealth, only to have half of its halls left empty and unvisited. The first of a series of three China travel memoirs to be published by Soft Skull, Bill Porter's book tells the incredible story of a spread of land with a thousand years of human history. His remarkable insight and unparalleled understanding of China place this book at the forefront of East Asian travel literature"--
- Language
- eng
- Label
- South of the clouds : travels in southwest China
- Title
- South of the clouds
- Title remainder
- travels in southwest China
- Statement of responsibility
- Bill Porter
- Subject
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- Manners and customs
- Porter, Bill, 1943-
- Porter, Bill, 1943- -- Travel -- China | Yunnan Sheng
- Social conditions
- TRAVEL / Asia / China
- China -- Yunnan Sheng
- Yunnan Sheng (China) -- Description and travel
- Yunnan Sheng (China) -- History, Local
- Yunnan Sheng (China) -- Social conditions
- Yunnan Sheng (China) -- Social life and customs
- Travel
- Local history
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "While flipping through the atlas of Chang Ch'i-yun, one of China's most famous geographers, distinguished translator Bill Porter (Red Pine) developed a curiosity about the southwestern province of China. Dubbed Yun-nan, 'South of the Clouds,' this was the last area modern China to come under Chinese control. Originally conquered by the Mongols and eventually introduced to foreigners as a vibrant setting for trade, Yun-nan became a critical crossroad connecting East and West. In 1992, Porter left his home in Hong Kong to tour the small towns and major cities of Yun-nan, studying each of their local cultures and larger impacts on the trajectory of Chinese history. Here, he shares his encyclopedic knowledge of the nation's beautiful legacy while introducing new insight about the province's landscapes, people, and recent state of affairs. He visited Bulang Mountain, where the local people had no written language of their own, so they sent their children to live as monks in nearby Tai temples to learn Tai script. He saw women in Lijiang who wore traditional sheepskin jackets that bore seven frogeyes without clear explanation. In Dali, a small town turned urban center, he recalls a massive museum built to show off the city's new wealth, only to have half of its halls left empty and unvisited. The first of a series of three China travel memoirs to be published by Soft Skull, Bill Porter's book tells the incredible story of a spread of land with a thousand years of human history. His remarkable insight and unparalleled understanding of China place this book at the forefront of East Asian travel literature"--
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- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1943-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Porter, Bill
- Dewey number
- 951/.35059
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- DS793.Y8
- LC item number
- P77 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Porter, Bill
- Yunnan Sheng (China)
- Yunnan Sheng (China)
- Yunnan Sheng (China)
- Yunnan Sheng (China)
- Porter, Bill
- TRAVEL / Asia / China
- Manners and customs
- Social conditions
- Travel
- China
- Label
- South of the clouds : travels in southwest China, Bill Porter
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 914195322
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- vi, 278 pages
- Isbn
- 9781619027190
- Lccn
- 2015009573
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)914195322
- Label
- South of the clouds : travels in southwest China, Bill Porter
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 914195322
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- vi, 278 pages
- Isbn
- 9781619027190
- Lccn
- 2015009573
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)914195322
Subject
- Manners and customs
- Porter, Bill, 1943-
- Porter, Bill, 1943- -- Travel -- China | Yunnan Sheng
- Social conditions
- TRAVEL / Asia / China
- China -- Yunnan Sheng
- Yunnan Sheng (China) -- Description and travel
- Yunnan Sheng (China) -- History, Local
- Yunnan Sheng (China) -- Social conditions
- Yunnan Sheng (China) -- Social life and customs
- Travel
- Local history
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