Sun Shuyun (born in 1963) is a Chinese writer. Sun was born in China and graduated from
Beijing University and won a scholarship to the
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest un ...
. Her books include ''
Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud'' (in which she retraces the journey of the 7th-century Chinese monk
Xuanzang
Xuanzang (; ; 6 April 6025 February 664), born Chen Hui or Chen Yi (), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokᚣadeva, was a 7th-century Chinese Bhikkhu, Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator. He is known for the epoch-making ...
)'',
The Long March: The True History of Communist China's Founding Myth,
A Year in Tibet'', a book made in conjunction with the BBC documentary ''
A Year in Tibet''.
References
Book review of ''A Year In Tibet''Tibet: Transformation and traditionabout the BBC series ''A Year In Tibet''.
Another review of the BBC series
1963 births
Living people
Chinese documentary film directors
Chinese travel writers
21st-century Chinese historians
Peking University alumni
Chinese film producers
Alumni of the University of Oxford
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