The Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village by Jun Jing

The Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village

Jun Jing

232 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 percent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius. It recounts both how this proud community was ...

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