China Underground 中国深度游 (豆瓣)

作者: Zachary Mexico
出版社: Soft Skull Press
出版年: 2009
页数: 306
定价: $16.95
装帧: 平装
ISBN: 9781593762230

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　　Through encounters with sundry artists, musicians, students, bar owners, gangsters, prostitutes, and slackers, Mexico assembles a compelling portrait of China�s contemporary youth culture and the limits of Communist control. The book�s subjects include a twenty-seven-year-old self-taught disaster photographer from the coal country in Shenyang; a twenty-nine-year-o... (展开全部) 　　

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　　In the beginning of the twenty-first century, it is hard to imagine a place more exciting than China. The country's economy is growing by more than ten percent per year. The lives of Chinese citizens in every stratum of society are changing--indeed, the very rules that define the parameters of their lives are changing. Over a billion people are simultaneously hustling, trying t... (展开全部) 　　In the beginning of the twenty-first century, it is hard to imagine a place more exciting than China. The country's economy is growing by more than ten percent per year. The lives of Chinese citizens in every stratum of society are changing--indeed, the very rules that define the parameters of their lives are changing. Over a billion people are simultaneously hustling, trying to decipher the rules, carving a place out for themselves in the new China. Predictably, the result is a glorious mess.
　　Westerners are fascinated with news coming out of China, but in general, most such reporting focuses on the country's economy (growth rates, infrastructure, trade deficits, currency valuation, globalization, etc.), social issues (human rights, income inequality, diseases such as avian flu, SARS, and HIV/Aids, etc.), and the current government (the workings of the CCP, its response to social unrest, etc.). Westerners hear much about China's booming economy and its role as the next global superpower from the mainstream media, but they know less about the young people who make up China's varied and fascinating subcultures.
　　American writer Zachary Mexico spent two years absorbing information about these subcultures, living in China from 2002-2004. Fascinated with the streets humming with the energy of constant change, he determined to return as soon as possible for the purpose of formal research on the subject of how the changing environment has affected the Chinese of his generation. This he accomplished in the summer of 2006, traveling around the country during an intensive three months of research into the lifestyles of his Chinese peers.
　　In China Underground, Mexico introduces young western readers to their Chinese counterparts, highlighting an unfamiliar side of China: today's varied youth cultures, which are both fascinating and under-exposed. Readers are introduced to a wannabe rock star from the desert of Xinjiang, trying to make it big in Shanghai; a disillusioned journalist; a budding screenwriter; a vagabond ladies' man; a straight-A student at China's best university; a Chinese mafia kingpin; a punk band trying their best to stay relevant; a prostitute; the world's most polluted city; Beijing's drug-fueled club scene, and many others.
　　This is an engaging firsthand account of a young American writer's encounter with the new China and the young people who are pursuing their future there. China Underground tells their stories, and some of Mexico's own.
　　About the author:
　　Zachary Mexico started studying Chinese at age fifteen, and traveled to China for the first time at age sixteen. He has studied at Columbia University in New York and Qinghua University in Beijing. He plays in the rock group The Octagon (www.theoctagonrock.com) and the electronic duo Gates of Heaven (www.gatesofheaven.net.) He lives in New York City's Chinatown.

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混中国要混得有道总像是西方人的强项，马可波罗式的吹牛和猎奇在新世纪给年轻的作者Zachary Mexico 写成”china underground”，《纽约客》有很好的评价。有色人种的作者混过哥大和清华，住在纽约唐人街开一间小酒吧。教授说过混中国只馀下十年黄金，我混了一混吃过亏但还是不入其门。化了！ (更多)

混中国要混得有道总像是西方人的强项，马可波罗式的吹牛和猎奇在新世纪给年轻的作者Zachary Mexico 写成”china underground”，《纽约客》有很好的评价。有色人种的作者混过哥大和清华，住在纽约唐人街开一间小酒吧。教授说过混中国只馀下十年黄金，我混了一混吃过亏但还是不入其门。化了！

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