I've recently read a few good books on China. The most recent is 'Dreaming in Chinese' by Deborah Fallows. It is the first-hand account of an American linguist trying to overcome the difficulties of learning Chinese while living in Shanghai and Beijing. It is a light read full of all kinds of insights into the words, writing, history, and culture of the Chinese language. I learned a lot from it. Here are a few others you might like to read if you are interested:
China Road, by Rob Gifford
Lost on Planet China, by J.M. Troost
What Does China Think?, Mark Leonard
The Man Who Loved China, by Simon Winchester
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven, by Gilman
The experiences the author had upon his first trip to Beijing in 'Lost on Planet China' were very much like my own. It is a fun and irreverent book, if not a bit exaggerated.
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