Description: Xiaofei Kang and Donald Sutton examine a garrison city and a pilgrimage center in the Sino-Tibetan borderland, tracing the dynamic role of religion and ethnicity in state/society relations from the Ming founding through Communist revolution to the age of tourism.
Brief description: KANG XIAOFEI is Associate Professor of religion at the George Washington UniversityDONALD S. SUTTON is Professor Emeritus of history and anthropology at Carnegie Mellon University
Review Quotes: "Contesting the Yellow Dragon presents a masterful account of the mutual accommodation between Tibetan and Chinese religious traditions in Southwest China as seen in the processes by which the scenic area of Huanglong was transformed into a World Heritage site. The authors vividly portray the paramount place of religion in Chinese life, which today encompasses roles played by tourists and local women. This book will be of tremendous benefit to scholars in fields like history, anthropology, religious studies, etc."
Paul R. Katz, Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica
"[This volume] brings a much-needed investigation of the Sino-Tibetan area. [...] Groundbreaking and fascinating to scholars of religion as well as of culture, modern ecology, and tourism, this work serves as an important contribution to the understanding of relations between the areas and cultures of China."
Linda L. Lam-Easton, California State University, Northridge, Choice (January 2017)