“Everyday Tang: On What We Can Learn From a Dynasty” by Xiaolu Guo
A near-desperate Chinese migrant mother, long estranged from her own cultural inheritance, takes her British daughter to China before adolescence makes history lessons an even harder sell. In Xi’an, they squat beside a flowerbed, sharing half a watermelon while the mother tries to bring ancient dynasties to life. The daughter spits out a few seeds….