A review by stevenyenzer
The Porcelain Thief: Searching the Middle Kingdom for Buried China by Huan Hsu

4.0

I loved this account of Hsu's exploration of his family's history in China, which is motivated by his interest in recovering potentially legendary porcelain that his great-great-grandfather's family buried during the Japanese invasion. It's a fascinating and sometimes funny account of modern China and also provides a solid 20th century history lesson.