China, the Lion and the Dragon A Personal Interpretation

Before the Tiananmen Square event, Pearl Evans lived in China as the sole foreigner in a college community. She offers background helpful for understanding that student confrontation. She shares with you an ancient culture in transition, struggling to find its modern niche. For in 1984-85, she entered at the height of co-mingling between Chinese & Westerners. In that period between two clampdowns, Evans encountered- in a spiritual vacuum- people hungering for information. The author speaks as an American in China, a Christian in an officially atheistic country, & a teacher of English. Sampling of questions she answers: What are students like in the classroom? How do Chinese react to Americans? To the Bible? How does a foreigner get what he wants in China? Do Chinese men cry? How do friendships differ in China? What is the place of spouses in professional & social life? Is China classless? What is China's attitude toward homosexual behavior? What is the Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom campaign? Four Modernizations? Who is the Father of Revolution? How much do you tip? Why do all homes have thermoses? How do you express appreciation in China? What is body language for no?Evans, Pearl is the author of 'China, the Lion and the Dragon A Personal Interpretation' with ISBN 9780938453017 and ISBN 0938453017.