{"product_id":"my-journey-in-mystic-china-old-pus-travel-diary-159477157x","title":"My Journey in Mystic China: Old Pu's Travel Diary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 159477157X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blofeld, John\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only English translation of John Blofelds memoirs as a Westerner living in China prior to the Communist Revolution Paints an intimate portrait of the grace and refinement of ancient Chinese civilization Originally written in Chinese for Chinese readers, revealing a rare glimpse of Blofelds private Chinese side and uncensored views The last book by the great English sinologist, translator of the I Ching and author of Taoist Mystery and MagicThe 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 Chinas sacred mountains. Here is a vivid glimpse of old China as it existed in elegance and grace for three thousand years before Chinas Communist Revolution. Originally written in Chinese for a Chinese audience, Blofelds travel diary reveals a rare, uncensored view of pre-communist China to which few westerners have been exposed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51321976488224,"sku":"NEW159477157X","price":32.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81RJGLAoVIL.jpg?v=1773104957","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/my-journey-in-mystic-china-old-pus-travel-diary-159477157x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}