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Musings of A Chinese Gourmet
This book is a cultured and entertaining view of the gastronomic side of Chinese life. The author F.T. Cheng sets out to show Westerners that there was a lot more to Chinese food culture than chop suey.

Beleaguered in Peking
In this first-hand memoir, published almost immediately after the Boxer Rebellion was suppressed in 1900, Robert Coltman takes us inside the besieged legations of Peking, escribing the diplomatic missteps, daring sorties, broken friendships and international camaraderie during the siege. more >>

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Two Years in the Forbidden City
For two years, Princess Der Ling was the favorite lady-in-waiting to the Empress Dowager Cixi in the imperial palace in Beijing. This book provides a unique and surprisingly intimate portrait of the Dragon Lady, who ruled China for 47 years, and brought the country to the brink of destruction. more >>

The Yangtze Valley And Beyond
This book is a sympathetic look at inland China, the Yangtze River valley and its towns and people, chiefly in the province of Sichuan but also be-yond into Tibet. more >>

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The Unexpurgated Diary of a Shanghai Baby
This wonderful book is written as the diary of a one-year-old baby in an American expat household in Shanghai in the early 1920s. it reflectes the world of old Shanghai and the life of expats in Asia through the eyes of the baby. more >>

Across China on Foot
In this book, Author Edwin Dingle recounts his adventures as he travels up the Yangtze River from Shanghai and walks southwest from Chongqing to Burma more >>

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Foreign Devils in the Flowery Kingdom
This, the first book in the CER Classics series, was first published in 1940. Inside, Carl Crow recalls his 25 years of adventures and success in Shanghai during the tumultuous early decades of the 20th century. more >>

My Life in China and America
The 3rd book in the CER Classics series, was first published in 1909. Inside, Yung Wing, the first Chinese people ever to be educated at a major US college, recalled his remarkable life in China and America. more >>

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