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The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze & Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester

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

Simon Winchester

416 pages 1996

11 editions

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Rising in the mountains of the Tibetan border, the Yangtze River, the symbolic heart of China pierces 3,900 miles of rugged country before debouching into the oily swells of the East China Sea. Connecting China's heartland cities with the volatile...

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