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"Having spent over 40 years in the China field as an academic and administrator running educational programs, I found Colin Flahive's story to be the most rewarding, heartfelt, informative and worthwhile of almost all the books I have ever read about China. He delves into the heart and soul of the countryside as it is forced into transitioning into a ""modern"", urban world and how this transition affects the lives of the rural people. Colin is not a Western observer as are most China writers but actually lives the China life that he writes about, often gut-wrenching but always uplifting. It is a spellbinding adventure story and about as fine a read as I have had in a long time. Kudos to Colin for all his hard-fought accomplishments to improve the lives of Yunnan village people, especially the young women. His is an extraordinary life and thus the book is also an extraordinary literary sojourn.--Alice Renouf, Chair, Center for Asian Studies Advisory Council"

Having spent over 40 years in the China field as an academic and administrator running educational programs, I found Colin Flahive's story to be the most rewarding, heartfelt, informative and worthwhile of almost all the books I have ever read about China. He delves into the heart and soul of the countryside as it is forced into transitioning into a modern , urban world and how this transition affects the lives of the rural people. Colin is not a Western observer as are most China writers but actually lives the China life that he writes about, often gut-wrenching but always uplifting. It is a spellbinding adventure story and about as fine a read as I have had in a long time. Kudos to Colin for all his hard-fought accomplishments to improve the lives of Yunnan village people, especially the young women. His is an extraordinary life and thus the book is also an extraordinary literary sojourn.--Alice Renouf, Chair, Center for Asian Studies Advisory Council

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Colin Flahive has been living and traveling in China for more than 16 years. He currently lives with his wife in Kunming, where, in addition to writing, he runs multiple businesses and social enterprises.

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