3
George Macartney
Why was this book about an interesting journey so slow?
Our First Ambassador To China | 1793 | 2 years | China | diplomatic mission
6.4
John Pomfret
Does the saying “loyal advice jars on the ears” still hold true today?
Chinese Lessons | 1980-2005 | 25 years | China | journalism
4.8
Achill Moser
Why did such an interesting adventure turn into such an uneven book?
The China Adventure | 1986 | 4 months | China | walking + a boat ride
5.2
Liao Yiwu
Is this book still banned in China, and if so, does that make it better?
The Corpse Walker - Real Life Stories: China From the Bottom Up | 1994 | 6 years | China | journalism
4.6
Helge Timmerberg
Is it a good thing or a bad thing when a writer starts to write about writing?
Shiva Moon. A Journey Through India | 2005 | 2 months | India | public transport
2.8
China
Christian Y. Schmidt
Did he have to try this hard to show that he’s a fanboy?
Alone Among 1.3 Billion | 2007 | 3 months | China | public transport
5.4
Albert von Le Coq
Was this the most educated of all 19th-century explorers?
Retracing Hella's Marks In East-Turkestan | 1902 | 9 years | China | caravan, train
4.4
Karl Boy-Ed
Can this book be interesting to anyone except China-enthusiasts?
Beijing And Its Vicinities In The Year 1900 | 1900 | 6 months | China | mostly public transport
4.4
Otto Braun
What happens when you inject a ton of ideology into an account of an adventure?
Chinese Notes | 1932 | 7 years | China | walking
2.2
Rewi Alley
Did this guy just hate China or did he want to show how much can you brown nose a dictator?
Travels In China | 1966 | 5 years | China | work
4.6
Yu Chunshun
Could this adventure story have been edited into a good book?
A Hero's Travels Through China (壮士中华行) | 1988 | 8 years | China | walking
3.6
Oliver Lutz Radtke
Is China absurd, or does absurdity reside in those who are always looking for it?
"Welcome to Presence" - Adventures In Everyday Life In China | 2000 | 10 years | China | long-term stay
3.8
China
Volker Häring
Where exactly is the dividing line between the cultural expert and the ignorant visitor?
A Bus Called Wanda - Adventures In Everyday Life Along The Mekong River | 2003 | 6 years | China | cycling, hitchhiking
4.8
Graham Earnshaw
If someone knows China so well, how can they fail to write a decent book about it?
The Great Walk Of China - Travels On Foot From Shanghai To Tibet | 2004 | 6 years | Sichuan | walking
6.2
China
Fritz Mühlenweg
If this is partly fabricated, why is it still so good?
Strangers On The Path Of Pensiveness | 1927 | 4 months | China | walking, caravan