Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013

China: The New Long March


The New Long March and China Today

Author and Publisher In-Conversation at Asia Bookroom Wednesday March 20th at 6pm



Don't miss what is certain to be a fascinating evening of tales of China old and new. Stay on after the talk to talk with the author and publisher, raise a glass and have a copy of the book signed!

History is marked by great moments of human achievement, of epic triumph against all odds, and China's Long March was one of the most momentous.

For two years from 1934 to 1936, the Red Army retreated across the wilds of China, battling nationalist forces and struggling to stay alive in impossibly harsh conditions. Of the 86,000 people who embarked on the 10,000-kilometre journey across the length and breadth of China, less than 4000 survived. It was a dramatic flight that turned almost certain defeat into victory, setting in place the leadership, tactics and spirit of the coming Chinese Revolution.

In the book China: The New Long March, Harold Weldon and his team revisit the original route of the Long March and examine China now. Working with a celebrated team of Chinese and international photographers the images in this book capture the people and places of modern-day China as it rushes into the 21st century while holding onto traditions from past centuries and honouring the spirit of the Long March

For over 75 years the Chinese people have looked to the story of the Long March for inspiration - in somewhat the same way Australians see Gallipoli. This unique and visually breathtaking insight into a country that has undergone monumental change over the past 75 years, and an uplifting and at times moving portrait of the ordinary people adapting in the face of change.

Mandarin speaking co-author Brodie Paul has spent most of his life in Asia, growing up in Hong Kong, studying at Fudan University in Shanghai and teaching English in Dalian and Taiwan. He later lived and worked in Shanghai for 10 years first as Dun & Bradstreet's business development manager, then as a partner in Compradores.com, an online import export company. Until very recently a trade and investment specialist with the Queensland Government. Brodie is currently working in Canberra for Esri Australia.

Publisher Harold Weldon is the founding owner of Weldon Global (Beijing) Consulting, a Beijing based, specialist advisory service in Government, commerce and cultural relations.

Harold Weldon has been a China specialist for over 25 years - the Weldon family have continued a special friendship with China’s Government and business leaders for the past three decades. Weldon divides his time between Australia, Hong Kong and Beijing. Weldon Global offers strategic advice and facilitation of trade and services to the China market and Chinese interests into the global market.

When: 6pm Wednesday March 20th, 2013

Where: Asia Bookroom, Unit 2, 1 - 3 Lawry Place, Macquarie. ACT

RSVP: By 19th of March please by phoning 6251 5191 or Email Us

Admission by gold coin donation to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation

Don't miss this event, but, if you can't join us on the 20th of March and would like to buy a signed copy let us know as it can easily be arranged.