Publisher's Synopsis
China Adventure in a story form features a young adventurous African boy Alinko, who in both searches for adventure and greener pastures went to China and got interested in Chinese people, language, history and culture. This concise book educates, enlightens, and informs the entire world of the abundantly rich culture and ways of life of the Chinese. Predominantly in form of dialogues, China Adventure is fascinating, easy-to-read, and often humorous. It contains a number of Chinese legends, deep philosophical sayings, and foods for thought. China Adventure is unique and captivating, such that the reader gets more inquisitive to find out what happens subsequently and never gets bored. You may not have been to this country of more than 5000 years history to discover the ancient culture yourself, but this book in your hand will take you around China, telling you about Chinese people, festivals, tourist attraction centers, traditions, and Chinese superstitious beliefs. China Adventure could rightly serve as a tour guide, handbook, and personal companion for tourists and visitors in China, as it contains a general overview of famous tourist attraction centers in China. The knowledge gained from this book can help minimize some of the cultural shocks most foreigners have during their first visit to China. China Adventure can be regarded as a crash course on the history, language, culture and the contemporary lives of the Chinese.
