Simon Winchester undertakes a journey from the mouth of the Yangste River to its source. This is the story of the river, it's cities and their people, built around the author's own journey to discover something of the essence of China and her people, the Yangtse being her soul and center.
Evocative account of a 3,900 mile journey up the Yangtze River in China; a difficult passage through remote regions. Some 500 million people live and work along the river's banks, and Winchester records their history, politics, hardships and ways of life with a natural storyteller's flair.

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