Frontiers of Heaven – A journey beyond the Great Wall –

“… Today, the great western province of Xinjiang is still a land of exile, the destination of soldiers, reluctant settlers, political prisoners and disgraced officials.

Following in their wake, Stanley Stewart journeys halfway across Asia, from Shanghai to the banks of the Indus, and along the way encounter the modern Chinese for whom these regions beyond the Wall still hold the same morbid fascination.

Whether describing the lost cities of Central Asia, a Buddhist monastery in the shadow of Tibet, a Kirghiz wedding on the roof of the world, ballroom dancing in the Mountains of Heaven, an escape from the secret police in Kashgar, or a love affair in Xi’an, Stewart tells his story with wit, charm and affection. …”