Other titles

"The Yangtze Valley and Beyond"

By Isabella L. Bird, an intrepid traveler in the 19th century. She also visits Sichuan Province and what is now the Tibet Autonomous Region. First published in 1900.

"Two Years in the Forbidden City"

By Princess Der Ling, favorite lady-in-waiting to the Empress Dowager in the imperial palace in Beijing from 1903. An intimate portrait of the Dragon Lady. First published in 1911.

"Across China on Foot"

By Edward John Dingle. The adventurer recounts experiences traveling up the Yangtze River and walking southwest from Chongqing into Burma (now Myanmar). First published in 1910.

(Shanghai Daily April 28, 2008)