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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Orth, Stephan, 1979-     Subjects     Orth, Stephan, 1979- -- Travel -- China.     China -- Description and travel.     China -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.     China -- Politics and government -- 21st century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Orth, Stephan, 1979-       by title:      High tech and hot po...      Couchsurfing in Chin...       by call number:      915.1 O77h     Search the Web     Orth, Stephan, 1979-     Orth, Stephan, 1979- -- Travel -- China.     China -- Description and travel.     China -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.     China -- Politics and government -- 21st century.       MARC Display

High tech and hot pot : revealing encounters inside the real China / Stephan Orth ; translation by Jamie McIntosh. by Orth, Stephan, 1979- Greystone Books, 2020. Call #: 915.1 O77h Subjects Orth, Stephan, 1979- -- Travel -- China.   China -- Description and travel.   China -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.   China -- Politics and government -- 21st century. ISBN:  9781771645621 (trade pbk) Uniform title:  Couchsurfing in China. English Description:  xiii, 274 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm. Notes:  Originally published in German as Couchsurfing in China: Durch die Wohnzimmer der neuen Supermacht. Translated from the German. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographic references (p. 273-274). Summary:  "An award-winning writer reveals a changing China -- one conversation and adventure at a time. When travel writer 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."--Publisher. Genre:  Travel memoirs. Other authors:  McIntosh, Jamie. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 915.1 O77h Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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