{"product_id":"my-journey-in-mystic-china-john-blofeld-9781594771576","title":"My Journey in Mystic China: Old Pu's Travel Diary","description":"The only English translation of John Blofeld's memoirs as a Westerner living in China prior to the Communist Revolution \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Paints an intimate portrait of the grace and refinement of ancient Chinese civilization \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Originally written in Chinese for Chinese readers, revealing a rare glimpse of Blofeld's private Chinese side and uncensored views \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- The last book by the great English sinologist, translator of the I Ching and author of \u003ci\u003eTaoist Mystery and Magic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe reveries and remembrances contained in the travel diaries of John Blofeld cover every aspect of his life in China--from visits to opium dens and sing-song houses to sojourns in the Buddhist monasteries and Taoist hermitages of China's sacred mountains. Here is a vivid glimpse of \"old\" China as it existed in elegance and grace for three thousand years before China's Communist Revolution. Originally written in Chinese for a Chinese audience, Blofeld's travel diary reveals a rare, uncensored view of pre-communist China to which few westerners have been exposed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Blofeld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159477157X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594771576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inner Traditions International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 6.26w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2008 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 60","brand":"John Blofeld","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938521743615,"sku":"9781594771576","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c7fea253-bb56-42c3-8720-622aa4f2ade6.jpg?v=1681436179","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-journey-in-mystic-china-john-blofeld-9781594771576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}