Don Quixote in China : The Search for Peach Blossom Spring

by Barrett, Dean

• ISBN13: 9780966189971
• ISBN10: 0966189973
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Midpoint Trade Books Inc

Summary

T'ao Yuan Ming, a 4th century poet, wrote about a mysterious utopia in the remote mountains of China. In this utopia, generations of Chinese had isolated themselves from China's wars and rebellions and knew nothing of the outside world. Sixteen centuries later, after sifting through clues leading him to believe it actually exists, Dean Barrett journeyed into China in search of this pastoral paradise; and neither travel literature nor the Middle Kingdom will ever be the same again."Dean Barrett's book is as unusual as it is thought-provoking and Mr. Barrett makes a fascinating modern-day Don Quixote as he doggedly searches for an elusive jewel of Chinese literature in the remote mountains and secluded valleys of China,"-Harold Stephens, author of Take China"With his empathy, keen eye for the absurd and knowledge of China, Dean Barrett will entertain many, many readers,"-Mia Yun, author of House of the Winds

Table of Contents

Book I
A Note on Romanization Systems	15	(2)
Introduction	17	(4)
Preparation	21	(15)
My first Encounter with Don Quixote's Freston the Magician	36	(21)
Changsha	57	(32)
Changde	89	(16)
Peach Blossom Spring	105	(10)
Zhangjiajie	115	(39)
Enlightenment at Maoyen River	154	(7)
Book II
Return to China	161	(11)
Fighting Pearl River Pirates	172	(5)
A Meeting at Zhongshan	177	(14)
Nanchang	191	(17)
Jiujiang	208	(7)
Guling	215	(19)
Stone Door Valley	234	(12)
Strange Encounters and Significant Discoveries on Board a Chinese train	246	(13)
Peach Blossom Spring -- Translation	259