Alone on the Great Wall by William Lindesay

Alone on the Great Wall by William Lindesay

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An autobiographical account of the author's 78 day run along 2470km of Great Wall of China, from the deserts of Gansu to the Yellow Sea coast north of Beijing, pausing only to fall in love with a Chinese girl whom he has since married.

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Alone on the Great Wall by William Lindesay

An autobiographical account of the author's 78 day run along 2470km of the Great Wall of China, from the deserts of Gansu to the Yellow Sea coast north of Beijing, pausing only to fall in love with a Chinese girl whom he has since married. As only about 200 miles of the wall is open territory, William had to rely on his wits to keep one step ahead of the police. He stayed in small inns or with remote farmers and arranged that people he met wrote messages in his diary. He survived various brushes with the authorities and learnt a great deal about daily life in parts of China that the tourist trade never touches. He finished the run in December 1987 and returned to marry Wu Qi in April 1988.
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ISBN 13 9780340501542
ISBN 10 0340501545
Title Alone on the Great Wall
Author William Lindesay
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Year published 1989-11-01
Number of pages 240
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