Ancestors: The Story of China Told Through the Lives of an Extraordinary Family

Author: Frank Ching
Publisher: Ebury Press
Category: Biography: Historical, Political & Military, General & World History, Asian History, Black & Asian Studies, Genealogy
Book Format: Paperback

Frank Ching brings to life 900 years of Chinese history through his own fascinating family tree. Beginning with his search for the grave of his first recorded ancestor, the 11th century poet Qin Guan, and ending with a moving account of his relationship with his father, a victim of China's historic upheaval, Frank Ching introduces a colourful cast of characters. His unbroken family line includes - among many others - a lovelorn concubine, a traitor, a military hero, an imperial ghost-writer, a minister of punishments and a woman noted for her skills in both verse and martial arts. There is scarcely an aspect of Chinese life, from shamanism to violent rebellion, that Ching doesn't touch upon in this fascinating work. Through his vivid and personal portraits of his ancestors the history of China itself unfolds: from the days of the ancient empire to its radical transformation today.

About Frank Ching
Frank Ching was educated at Columbia University in New York, then worked as a journalist for the New York Times before setting up the Wall Street Journal's first bureau in Beijing in 1979. Later, after nine years on the Far Eastern Economic Review he moved to the South China Morning Post as Senior Columnist. For twelve years, he hosted the weekly current affairs tv programme 'Newsline' on the World channel of Asia Television. He lives in Hong Kong.

(BK-9781846041778)

SKU BK-9781846041778
Barcode # 9781846041778
Brand Ebury Press
Artist / Author Frank Ching
Shipping Weight 0.4000kg
Shipping Width 0.130m
Shipping Height 0.040m
Shipping Length 0.200m
Assembled Length 12.700m
Assembled Height 20.300m
Assembled Width 3.800m
Type Paperback

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