Beijing Blur : A head-spinning journey into modern China
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (954 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0978825969 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 230 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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. West's experience with ABC Radio in Sydney includes producing the Mr. It was this time in China, in a city rushing to prepare for the Summer Olympics, which provided the experiences that shapedBeijing Blur, and as honest accounting of Chinese life, the resulting book does not gloss over controversial and darker topics, as chapters also include an examination of Tibet and the death penalty. James
The on air promo ended with a male voice, one of the very conservative senior managers, confessing, Love is the feeling of being really penetrated. But for pure shock value, a directory sign in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department of a big Beijing hospital took the gold medal. What better way to get to know the culture and language of a new country?, I thought. Instead it promised to raise your ancestors from the dead. In twenty years time, said then British finance minister Gordon Brown during a 2005 speech in Beijing, the number of English speakers in China is likely to exceed the number of speakers of English as a first language in the rest of the world. I had my own favorites. Valued upwards of US $60 billion, in 2005 China was already the world's largest market for English-language services, according to The Economist. In his chapter, THE CAPTAIN, W
--Niki Bruce, The Cairns Post (Queensland, Australia) . You'll be swept up in the energy, contradiction and confusion that is modern Beijing West's unique take on China is a perspective that's different enough to be refreshing and enlightening at the same time
China easing up on gays just a little. Amazon Customer A candid look at modern day China, especially the gay scene, by an Australian who won't allow you to forget that he's gay for a moment. Interesting pointers about not flushing toilet paper down the toilet because the Chinese drainage system can't handle the used toilet paper. You have to put them into a container that is hopefully emptied daily. Full of little facts like this that are in no other book.