Lettre à une jeune fille qui voudrait partir en Chine

Synopsis of Lettre à une jeune fille qui voudrait partir en Chine

«Lettre à une jeune fille qui voudrait partir en Chine» is the epistolary essay by Jacques Pimpaneau, published in paperback by Picquier.

Jacques Pimpaneau addresses a young woman who wishes to travel to China, inviting her not to follow the steps of the conventional tourist and to discover the country through its culture and thought. The book brings together anecdotes, reflections on wisdom and poems from the Tang dynasty, presented as a path to delve into classical Chinese.

Text in French. Edition of 26 March 2004, 137 pages; the work originally appeared in 1998.

For readers interested in China, classical poetry and reflections on the meaning of travel.