Customer Rating: 
Summary: More a social commentary than a true archealogical work.
Comment: Being a lover of all things ancient Roman, from the Latin language to the classical culture and also being a longtime student of Latin and Mandarin, I was very much looking forward to this book.However, from the viewpoint of the anticipated content of this book, and its actual contents, I was disappointed. I was expecting a 'blow by blow' description of the search for the ancient Roman heritage of Li-Jien (the Roman influenced towns of ancient China) and its discovery; but instead it was more of a 'how to survive in China on $10 a day' book combined with social commentary and an insight into the author's lovelife. As an Australian myself (the author is Australian), I was hoping for more.
However, disregarding the above, it was still an enjoyable read; but not what I wanted when I purchased the book.
This in mind, would I buy it again: yes; hence the 3 stars.
