Faces in the Crowd: 36 Extraordinary Tales of Tianjin

by Feng Jicai

Book Overview

In the gateway city, only the best stories survive.

The port of Tianjin is where the ancient Chinese empire met the sea. The turn of the 20th century was a tumultuous time for the city, with the Qing dynasty on its last legs and the Boxers unleashing their ill-fated rebellion against the European trading concessions that had colonised its streets.

For Tianjin's inhabitants, daily life carried on. These hardy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 191076048X
• ISBN13: 9781910760482
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Sinoist Books
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"