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Hong Kong

Hong Kong

by Jan Morris

ChinaDescription and travelHistoryTravelHistoire
5.0
Open Library
Open Library

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On July 1, 1997, a world will come to an end, as one of the last outposts of the British empire returns to Chinese rule. No one has depicted that world - the dazzlingly modern, obdurately traditional Crown Colony of Hong Kong - more faithfully, shrewdly, or affectionately than Jan Morris, who in this contemporary classic of travel writing celebrates the city's charm and squalor, unravels the tangle of its history, and gives us an informed glimpse into its future. Combining firsthand reportage with exemplary research, Morris takes us from Hong Kong's clamorous back alleys to the luxurious Happy Valley racecourse, where taipans place their bets between sips of champagne and bird's nest soup. Morris chronicles the exploits of opium traders and pirates, colonists and financiers, and shows how their descendants view the prospect of reunification with the Chinese mainland. What emerges is an epic tableau, vastly informed and pungently evocative.

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ChinaDescription and travelHistoryTravelHistoireHong kong (china), description and travel

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ChinaHong KongHong Kong (China)

About the author

Jan Morris
Jan Morris

1926 – 20 November 2020

Author

Jan Morris

Pages

329

Read time

≈ 8h

Editions

12

Language

English

Publisher

Random House

ISBN

9780786109173

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TR
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