Adventures in China: Travel writings along the Yellow River with Rakel Haslund, Monday Nov.5th, 7:00pm at Bookworm

The DCCC hereby welcomes you to an event about the adventures of traveling in China with the author and sinologist, Rakel Haslund-Gjerrild and traveller and vlogger Zhang Xiang.

"Waterways" is the working title of Rakel's current project to chronicle five journeys along five major Chinese rivers. Water is a most fascinating element, both adapting to while transforming the landscape which it traverses. This could also be said about the art of writing travel literature, a literary genre in which the author must follow the flow of the journey while trying to dam and shape the heterogeneous stories of recent and ancient floods, dams and temples, stomach aching and devastating wars, into a clear, flowing narration. Recently Rakel has travelled along the Yellow River from the estuary where the muddy water goushes into the Bohai sea to the source of the river in Qinghai, and next summer Rakel will be heading up the Grand Canal.

We have also invited Chinese traveller and vlogger, Zhang Xiang, from Andersen Traveller ApS. to speak about travelling in China. Zhang has travelled a lot in South China and made vlogs about his adventures. Zhang will also talk about his experience with creating adventures for Chinese tourists in Scandinavia.

Agenda:

19.00 - Welcome and introduction by Mads Vesterager Nielsen

19.05 - Presentation by Rakel

19.45 - Presentation by Zhang Xiang

20.10 - Discussion with Mads Vesterager Nielsen as moderator

20.30 - Q&A session

21.00 - End of event

Event details

Date and time: November 5th, 19:00-21:00

Venue: The Bookworm, Building 4, Nan Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Price: 60RMB (incl. 1 drink)

Language: English

Registration: Via eventbank.cn/event/19136 or email to line@dccc.com.cn