Song of a Water Dragon
By Norman S. Track. 151 pg., 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" hardback. Song
of a Water Dragon is the biography of He Yi An, a Chinese Daoist born amidst
the shift from Imperial to modern China. His life, steeped in the centuries-old
beliefs, ceremonies, and practices, collides with the rise of Communism,
the frenzy of modernization, and rejection of "superstitious traditions."
This remarkable work is a cultural record, a firsthand account of a landmark
era in China's history, and a moving testimony to the strength of the human
spirit. |