The Road not TakenChristian Y. Schmidt's Chinese Journey from Shanghai to Kathmandu

The Road not Taken

Christian Y. Schmidt's Chinese Journey from Shanghai to Kathmandu

2010-07-19 14:48:45 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Duan Xuelian

Stretching over five thousand kilometers from Shanghai to Zhangmu, a Tibetan township on the China-Nepal border, National highway 318 is usually described as the spine of China. And according to German author Christian Y. Schmidt, who traveled this road in 2007, it is also a road of superlatives.

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