Allein unter 1,3 Milliarden: Eine chinesische Reise von Shanghai bis Kathmandu

New edition, for the first time with photos from the road! In order to finally become a real Chinese himself, Christian Y. Schmidt, who has been living in Beijing for years, embarks on an unusual journey. He follows the National Road 318, also known as the 'Wind Bone of China', which cuts through the giant empire over a length of 5,386 kilometres from the Yellow Sea in the east to the western edges of the Himalayas. The three-month trip becomes a journey through time from the glittering 21st century Shanghai to Tibet, where yak-breeding nomads still live halfway through the Middle Ages. In between, the author visits the picturesque water city of Xitang, the most massive dam of all time, the almost world's largest city of Chongqing with over 30 million inhabitants, the Potala Palace in Lhasa and, after countless temples, monasteries, punk sheds and discos, finally the base camp on Mount Everest. Christian Y. Schmi.