The Silent Traveller In Edinburgh

About this book

Exiled from China in 1933 and separated from his wife and children Chiang Yee spent over 40 years away from his homeland. Adopting the name The Silent Traveller he threw himself into his passionswriting painting and poetryand produced some of the most evocative unique and enduring travel books ever written. Chiang Yee was in his own words dazzled by the Scottish capital. From the Meadows to Princes Street from Arthurs Seat to Calton Hill and Edinburgh Castle he paints an unforgettable picture of Edinburgh and its people in the 1940s. Writing with wry humor he broadens our perspective of familiar sights and customs introduces us to Confucian philosophy and Chinese poetry corrects cultural misconceptions and encourages us to appreciate life. Illustrated throughout with Chiang Yees exquisite paintings sketches and Chinese calligraphy this editionthe first for over 50 yearshas a new foreword by Da Zheng Associate Professor of English at Suffolk University Massachusetts.