{"product_id":"jing-jing-adventures-in-china-9781959624554","title":"Jing-Jing: Adventures in China","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dan Tannacito\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Booklocker.com\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Booklocker.com\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Action \u0026amp; Adventure - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Sophia Pirrone, a fourteen-year-old girl who was among the first American teenagers to live in China for a year (1982) after the U.S. normalized relations with the People's Republic of China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"Jing-Jing\" by her Chinese schoolmates, she attends middle school where she makes friends and learns Chinese. She lives in a local residence with her father, an American professor teaching at a famous university, and other foreign experts from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJing-Jing experiences customs and relishes delicious foods wherever she goes in China. She views gorgeous scenery--climbs mountains, boats through gorges, and rafts on rivers. She visits temples and communes and the cities of Beijing, Hangzhou, and Nanjing and other places for a unique cross-cultural experience. Jing-Jing gains new insights into an ancient culture while she experiences once in a lifetime adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46377125871767,"sku":"9781959624554","price":1582.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781959624554.webp?v=1768760058","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/jing-jing-adventures-in-china-9781959624554","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}