Life and Death in Medog -- A Female Backpacker's Wilderness Journey

Author: Wu Juan
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: As a natural and authentic outdoor travelogue, the author records and depicts the extraordinary landscapes and customs of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon region during her trek through Motuo. Simultaneously, she weaves in vivid scenes of urban life, showcasing the rich inner world of a city woman to the readers. Through the repeated contrasts between the city and the wilderness, urbanites and villagers, noise and silence, deceit and trust, as well as two contrasting worlds and personalities, the critical reflections and insights of a young woman on modern civilization and urban life are vividly portrayed on the page.