![]() His dedication to learning the language and integrating into his community is not that common for foreigners in China these days. This is how I felt about the entire book, because he was able to experience places and people that I never will. a snapshot of the landscape, cities, and people we would not have known about otherwise. ![]() I also appreciate that Hessler included impressions of the ancient parts of Fuling and Fengdu before the Three Gorges Dam project flooded them forever. Even though he was here over 20 years ago and many things have changed, I recognize many of the experiences and feelings he had, as some things have not changed at all. Hessler did the legwork of being one of the first foreigners in Fuling. ![]() I’m a foreigner in Chongqing, which is nowadays only a 1.5 hour drive from Fuling, and I found the insight into the people of this region very meaningful. Hessler offers us the chance to not only see how we are different, but to understand how we are similar. We are indeed different, with different histories and systems shaping us. ![]() Most westerners are used to seeing China at a great distance, and it can be understandably hard to see it as another piece of the earth, inhabited by humans. ![]()
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