魅力厦门

    本书以一个外国朋友的视角，介绍厦门的历史、风土人情，特别是对厦门的气候、风味小吃、旅游景观等外国人感兴趣的方方面面作了生动而详细的介绍，文笔流畅，笔调轻松、幽默，并积极肯定厦门改革开放以来的各项成就，是一本很好的宣传厦门的外文图书。本书用英文写成，分三大部分，第一部分介绍厦门的历史人文、贸易、自然环境等；第二部分介绍福建的其他风景名胜区；第三部分介绍厦门的饮食、节日、购物、风俗等。

作者简介：
About the Author,From'76until'78,Bill Brown was a young airman in the U.S.Air Force in Taiwan,Never dreaming that 10 years later,he and his wife and sons would settle on the opposite side of the Taiwan Straits in ancient Amoy.When asked why he moved to China,Bill said,"Because Chinese food is too expensive in America."
In 1994,the Browns set out to explore their 2nd home by driving their van,"Toy Ota,"over 40,000km around China-up the coast,through the Gobi desert,over the Himalayan heights to Tibet,and back.They were impressed by the scope and pace of change in every corner of China,and loved the food(but didn't care for Tibetan buttered tea).
But 40,000 km of driving taught the Browns that there is no place like home-sepscially when home is the magical island of Amoy.

Part One Enjoy Amoy
Chapter 1 Welcome Laowai-Intro
Chapter 2 Getting Down to Business
Chapter 3 Fun On-Island
Chapter 4 Gulangyu Islet
Chapter 5 Amoy Bushwalks
Chapter 6 Fowl Pursuits
Chapter 7 Museums
Chapter 8 Near Amoy Island
Chapter 9 Getting A bout(Transportation
Part Two The Rest of Fujian
Chapter 10 Mythical Zaytun(Quanzhou)
Chapter 11 Zhangzhou
Chapter 12 Hakka Roundhouses
Chapter 13 Longyan(Dragon Crag)
Chapter 14 Fuzhou
Chapter 15 Putian and Xianyou
Chapter 16 Ningde
Chapter 17 Wu yi Mountain
Chapter 18 Scenic Sanming
Part Three Life in Amoy
Chapter 19 Chinese Foodfest
Chapter 20 Our Favorite Eateries
Chapter 21 Laowai Lexicon of Chinese Cuisine
Chapter 22 Home Cooking-Chinese & Western
Chapter 23 Laowai Life(Shopping)
Chapter 24 Chinese Festivals and Culture
Chapter 25 Mad About Mandarin(The language)
Chapter 26 Lords of Opium
Epilogue Look Up
Supplement Fujian Handicrafts & Shopping