{"product_id":"china-unicorn-memoirs-0595275222-used","title":"China Unicorn Memoirs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0595275222\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soo, Yoke Cheong\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReview A modern drama about triads and their long history. Insight into famous historical characters from 1793 to Hong Kong handover. -- Press release, June 2003 Product Description Control of all triads rests on ownership of the ancient unicorn. Priests decree the true owner is recorded in memoirs of an American Andrew Goodwest. Lily Shan unravels the true owner by reading the memoirs. She finds much more and understands China better by reading about Andrew's finding of Hong Kong and Shanghai. His son Ben's dealing with Sun Yat San and a Shanghai mobster Boss Hwang. Ben's granddaughter Mai Lin tells about 1920's Shanghai, Warlords, Japanese invasion, Long March and Civil wars. Lily finds a Tibetan to fight against Dragon Wu and wins. From the Publisher China unicorn memoirs is partly a modern drama about Chinese triads, their long history and partly a great historical insight into famous historical characters from the opium Wars to the Long March. China's decay under dowager empress Tsu Tsi bred Chinese resentment against the foreign powers who controlled 20 of China's ports under the opium war treaties. Modern heroine Lily Shan struggles against a HK triad boss to prove a special triad unicorn is legally owned by American tongs.The secret is in the Goodwest memoirs, but as she reads the characters come alive in her eyes. In Book (1) Andrew's memoirs: include characters in 19th century such as, Anhui warrior Li Hung Chang, Dowager Empress Tsu Tsi, famous eunuch Li Lien Ying, Emperor Sien Feng and Shih Ta Kai of Taipings. Andrew became a Chinese opium trader, help founded Hong Kong then Shanghai around 1850s. He made friends with triad leaders, learns about empress dowager Tsu Tsis baby, follows the opium wars which opened 20 Treaty ports, and sprouted a flood of Christian missions along ports on the Yang Zi river in China. In Book (2) Ben his son's memoirs cover late 19th to early 20th century including characters from the 1911 revolution, Sun Yat San (vs Yuan Shih Kai) and beginnings of modern army of Taiwan and Mainland at Whampoa), Charlie Soong, a patriot, Tu Er Sheng, a legendary gangster. Ben befriended a top Taiping rebel king, who passed the unicorn to Lilys ancestor, David Shan who smuggled the unicorn to America. The fortunes of Taiping War veterans in California, was told. The next story was about the rebels of Sun Yat San who fought the Warlords of China. Sun started an army school to train a modern army. His disciple Kar Sher defeats the Warlords but is chased by the Japanese to Chung King. Ben is part of it all. In Book (3) his grand daughter Mai Lin's memoirs includes; 1919 demonstration against Treaty of 21 demands,Shanghai massacre incident, a period drama in 1920's Shanghai involving a Warlord's widow, and General's wife, Sun's army school, Chiang Kai Shek's Northern Expedition against Wu Pei Fuh and 1948 campaign against Lamm (Lin Piao)), Long March and the end of the 1949 civil war. The triads inspired and staged rebellions since 1644 to 1911 to drive out the Ching dynasty. A unicorn is the symbol of triad power over 203 years since 1793. In Book(4), a modern fiction involving American tongs in San Francisco and a Hong Kong triad with the modern heroine Lily Shan and her foe Dragon Wu searching for the lost unicorn last held by her ancestor a Taiping war veteran. Lily Shan meets Mai Lin in 1995, proves the unicorn belongs to the American tongs and defeats Dragon Wu. He demands, a final duel. Lily makes peace with Dragons daughter, Christina. For Chinese, UK and USA readers I am sure they will learn new things about old China. About the Author Robin Soo is educated in Malaysia, UK and Australia, working in commerce, educational institutions and government service. Lives now in Malaysia. His deep interest in the links between the Taiping rebellion and Sun Yat Sans 1911 rebellion resulted in adaptation of research into a novel. A present day action between modern triads\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68058700939552,"sku":"USED0595275222","price":49.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/616zc0QPjDL.jpg?v=1793326936","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/china-unicorn-memoirs-0595275222-used","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}