{"product_id":"9781594771576","title":"My Journey in Mystic China","description":"Author: Blofeld, John\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781594771576\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Inner Traditions\/Bear \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2008\u003cbr\u003ePages: 296\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 9 inches x 6 inches x 1.1 inches\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003eThe only English translation of John Blofeld’s memoirs as a Westerner living in China prior to the Communist Revolution \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n • Paints an intimate portrait of the grace and refinement of ancient Chinese civilization \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n • Originally written in Chinese for Chinese readers, revealing a rare glimpse of Blofeld’s private Chinese side and uncensored views \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n • The last book by the great English sinologist, translator of the I Ching and author of \u003ci\u003eTaoist Mystery and Magic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n The reveries and remembrances contained in the travel diaries of John Blofeld cover every aspect of his life in China--from visits to opium dens and sing-song houses to sojourns in the Buddhist monasteries and Taoist hermitages of China’s sacred mountains. Here is a vivid glimpse of “old” China as it existed in elegance and grace for three thousand years before China’s Communist Revolution. Originally written in Chinese for a Chinese audience, Blofeld’s travel diary reveals a rare, uncensored view of pre-communist China to which few westerners have been exposed.","brand":"To order - ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42545032724638,"sku":"HPC-9781594771576","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/products\/9781594771576.jpg?v=1681441599","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781594771576","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}