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Map of China and the Journey
List of Illustrations
Glossary and Abbreviations
Introduction 1
1 Yao Popo, or the Medicine Woman of Xingyi 13
2 Two Generations of the Lin Family: The Curse of a Legend 25
3 New Discoveries in Xinjiang, the World's Biggest Prison 39
On the Road, Interlude 1: Interview with a North-Western Taxi Driver 77
4 Pioneers of China's Oil: A Distinguished Husband and Wife 85
5 Acrobat: From Counter-Revolutionary's Daughter to National Medal Winner 133
On the Road, Interlude 2: Talking to a Chinese Colleague about Tibet, Folk Customs, Tiger Stoves and the Chinese Jews 161
6 Tea Houses and News Singers: Three Thousand Years of Anecdotes and Wonders 173
7 Carrying on a Craft Tradition: The Qin Huai Lantern-Makers 201
8 Across Mountain and Grassland: A Witness to the Long March 231
9 Savouring Her Blessings after Trials and Tribulations: The Woman General Born in America 259
Interlude 3: Love Letters 307
On the Road, Interlude 4: Reflections Between the Lines 327
10 The Policeman: A Cop Who Entered the Police Force As the People's Republic Was Founded 329
11 The Shoe-Mender Mother: 28 Years Spent out in All Weathers 373
On the Road, Interlude 5: A Squall at the 4 May Memorial 393
Afterword: Images of My Motherland 399
Chinese Assistants: What China Witness Meant to Them 423
Index 425
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David Ficocelli
reviewed China Witness: Voices from a Silent Generation on May 07, 2009
China Witness: Voices from a Silent Generation
Xinran is one of the most authentic voices from China writing today. I snap up each of her books as soon as they come out. I picked this one up with high hopes, as it's about the 'silent generation' of Chinese who lived through the Revolution and the suffering afterward -- the whole gamut of natural and political catastrophe that is modern China. Unfortunately, the 'silent generation' learned early to lie to stay alive, and that is how their interviews often come across -- they're holding back, even in their old age, for fear of reprisals. Nonetheless, there are many insights, tragic stories, and heartbreaking anecdotes about a generation of people who suffered more than anyone should have to. The saddest point of all is that they say, over and over again, 'why are you asking me these questions? No one cares what I went through. No one will be interested.' Xinran writes so that a whole generation will not be forgotten. It's a very difficult assignment, and she does the best she can with it. It's almost a great book. It's at least good one.
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