Frontier China: Is the Frontier a Peach Blossom Spring?

Author: Book Review Week of Guangming Daily
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: China on the Frontier Series. This book uses the concept of "frontier" as a perspective, observing the "thousand knots" in the hearts of contemporary Chinese people within the dual context of "China's frontier" and "China on the frontier": the issue of the situation and of Chinese culture. Here, there are scholars' profound reflections, legendary stories from ancient towns in western Yunnan, and anthropologists' frontier sentiments. As readers engage with various "texts" and "discourses," they will discover that they have unintentionally embarked on a journey of intellectual exploration. This book uses the concept of "frontier" as a perspective, observing the "thousand knots" in the hearts of contemporary Chinese people within the dual context of "China's frontier" and "China on the frontier": the issue of the situation and of Chinese culture.