The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China by David Eimer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Fascinating account of Eimer's seven plus years of living in China & traveling around its very edges--where most of the minority peoples live. Section on Xinjiang was very intriguing to me, as we lived there for many years. Things have gotten even worse now across Xinjiang with the government detaining millions of Uighur in labor/re-education camps, with the intention of repressing the Uighur's culture, religion, and ethnic spirit. Tibet has been repressed for years as well. This was an enlightening & intriguing account; well-written, with many personal stories. You don't make this kind of stuff up. Interesting how Eimer notes the flip-flop of the economic situation in the far NE of China, along the border with Siberian Russia. Read on my Kindle; got as a birthday present.


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