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In 1985 the author arrived in Canton and spent the next five months working her way from the lush hills of Hainan Island, across the wastelends of the north west to Tibet, and thence to Nepal. Her experiences along the way range from the hilarious to the macabre; taking part in a spectacular Lantern Festival and witnessing the dawn Sky Burial in Tibet. The result is a vivid and authentic picture of life in China today, as it emerges from the rigorous doctrines of Chairman Mao.
In 1985 the author arrived in Canton and spent the next five months working her way from the lush hills of Hainan Island, across the wastelends of the north west to Tibet, and thence to Nepal. Her experiences along the way range from the hilarious to the macabre; taking part in a spectacular Lantern Festival and witnessing the dawn Sky Burial in Tibet. The result is a vivid and authentic picture of life in China today, as it emerges from the rigorous doctrines of Chairman Mao.
