What the Chinese don't Eat
-- collection of Guardian columns

Xinran

Synopsis
Since June 2003, Xinran has been writing about China in her weekly column in the "Guardian". She has covered a vast range of topics from food to sex education, and from the experiences of British mothers who have adopted Chinese daughters, to whether Chinese people do Christmas shopping or have swimming pools. Each of her columns inspired letters and questions and more opportunities for Xinran to shed light on the culture of her native land. "What the Chinese Don't Eat" collects these pieces together for the first time to give one unique Chinese woman's perspective on the connections and differences between the lives of British and Chinese people today.

From the Publisher
Xinran's popular Guardian columns collected together for the first time

About the Author
Xinran was born in Beijing in 1958. In the late 1980s she began working for Chinese radio and went on to become one of China's most successful journalists. In 1997 she moved to London, where she began work on her seminal book about Chinese women's lives The Good Women of China. She now has a regular column in the Guardian.

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