The Mountains are High [electronic resource] : : A Year of Escape and Discovery in Rural China
2024
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‘I am deeply impressed that Alec was able to create a new life for himself in
this remote corner of rural China where “the mountains are high and the emperor
far away,” and indeed, to gain a new perspective on life. Beautifully crafted,
The Mountains are High was a joy to read.’ Lijia Zhang, author of Lotus
What is it like to radically change your life? Writer Alec Ash meets the Chinese
who are doing just this, ‘reverse migrating’ from the cities to the remote
countryside of southwest China — and joins them himself, in an extraordinary and
inspiring journey of self-discovery.
In 2020, Alec Ash left behind his old life as a journalist in buzzy Beijing, and
moved to Dali, a rural valley in China’s Yunnan province, centred around a great
lake shaped like an ear and overlooked by the Cang mountain range. Here, he
hoped to find the space and perspective to mend heartbreak and escape the
trappings of fast-paced, high-pressured city life.
Originally home to the Bai people, ...
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Imprint:
Brunswick, Vic. : Scribe Publications, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (230 pages)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781761385209
Language:
English
BRN:
521793
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