My China

Author: Sha Boli
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This is the autobiography of Sha Boli, a Chinese-American expert, which vividly records his extraordinary life experiences over eighty years. Born in New York, USA, Sha Boli was once a lawyer and served in the army during World War II, where he studied Chinese. He personally experienced the hardships of the Great Depression in the United States and World War II. In 1947, he came to China, married the renowned artist and writer Feng Zi, and found his lifelong career and Eastern homeland in China. This book tells of his life in the United States, as well as his fifty-plus years of settling in China, where he transformed from an attorney in old Shanghai into a scholar, writer, and expert on Chinese literature, law, and the history of Chinese Jews. He became a Chinese citizen and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Against the backdrop of two different societies and cultures, Sha Boli witnessed half a century of China's profound changes. He emotionally reflects on his years in China, shares his observations and thoughts on the major transformations he experienced, and expresses his love for the great nation that has become his home. He said, "China is my home," and "I fell in love with Feng and also fell in love with the dragon."