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High tech and hot pot : revealing encounters inside the real China
- Title
- High tech and hot pot : revealing encounters inside the real China / Stephan Orth ; translation by Jamie McIntosh.
- Author
- Orth, Stephan, 1979-
- Publication
- Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, [2020]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- McIntosh, Jamie
- Description
- xiii, 274 pages : illustrations, map; 22 cm
- Summary
- "An award-winning writer reveals a changing China--one conversation and adventure at a time. When Stephan Orth lands in China, he knows it's his last visit, having lied about his job as a journalist to get into the country. So, he makes the most of it, couch-surfing with locals instead of hitting the nearest hotel. Starting in Macau--a former Portuguese colony and now gambler's paradise--Orth takes on the world's biggest casino. Next, he visits Shenzen, where more than 200 million sidewalk cameras monitor citizens who win and lose points on Sesame Credit, an app that sends data to Alibaba--and to the government. As his adventure continues, Orth encounters a bewildering mix of new tech and old traditions. Over a steaming bowl of hot pot, he learns ancient chopstick etiquette from a policewoman who later demos the facial recognition app she could use to detain him. He eats dog meat as a guest of honor one day--and finds himself censored on live TV the next. He even seriously considers joining an outlawed sect. Self-deprecatingly funny, compassionate, and observant, High Tech and Hot Pot is a formidable addition to a well-loved series, and offers a timely travelogue of an enigmatic country poised to become the world's next superpower."--
- Uniform Title
- Couchsurfing in China. English
- Alternative Title
- Couchsurfing in China.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Travel writing.
- Note
- Translation of: Couchsurfing in China: Durch die Wohnzimmer der neuen Supermacht.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-274).
- Call Number
- JFD 20-3433
- ISBN
- 9781771645621
- 1771645628
- OCLC
- 1140647016
- Author
- Orth, Stephan, 1979- author.
- Title
- High tech and hot pot : revealing encounters inside the real China / Stephan Orth ; translation by Jamie McIntosh.
- Publisher
- Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-274).
- Chronological Term
- 2000-2099
- Added Author
- McIntosh, Jamie, translator.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 20-3433