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Gweilo in the Diaolou: The Misadventures of an Aussie in Rural China
Gweilo in the Diaolou takes you to regional China on the road less traveled.
Gweilo is a Cantonese slang term meaning "ghost man" or white man. Diaolou are defensive watch towers only found in the villages and towns of Kaiping county in the province of Guangdong, China.
In a classic fish out of water story Australian Rob Harvey travels to rural China and gets himself tangled up with the language, the culture, the cuisine and the history. Despite the language barrier, he forms close and connecting bonds with friends and family with a combination of humor, respect and compassion.
This very personal adventure will have you laughing from one side of China to the other through dumplings, dragons and diaolous.
If you love a good travel adventure laced with humor, then you will love Rob Harvey's Gweilo in the Diaolou.
Gweilo is a Cantonese slang term meaning "ghost man" or white man. Diaolou are defensive watch towers only found in the villages and towns of Kaiping county in the province of Guangdong, China.
In a classic fish out of water story Australian Rob Harvey travels to rural China and gets himself tangled up with the language, the culture, the cuisine and the history. Despite the language barrier, he forms close and connecting bonds with friends and family with a combination of humor, respect and compassion.
This very personal adventure will have you laughing from one side of China to the other through dumplings, dragons and diaolous.
If you love a good travel adventure laced with humor, then you will love Rob Harvey's Gweilo in the Diaolou.
131 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 6, 2015
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