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Yet it's the country where most golf course development is happening. The growth of golf in China, despite being banned by Mao and, more recently, having development of gold courses forbidden.
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Stewart Lee Beck, creator and author of the China Simplified book series Honestly, I’ve never seen Dan hit a golf ball, but his book is a 350 yard drive. The story provides readers with a deep appreciation for the many contradictions and challenges facing real people at all levels of society in modern China. In it he recounts the tale of three unique individuals, caught up in the whirlwind of China’s golf industry, with candor and empathy, having lived it with them. The story provides readers with a deep appreciation for the many contradictions and challenges facing real people at all levels of so Speaking as someone with 20+ years on-the-ground China business experience, and as co-founder of the Gary Player Invitational in Shanghai, I can say with some authority that Dan Washburn’s book is spot on. Speaking as someone with 20+ years on-the-ground China business experience, and as co-founder of the Gary Player Invitational in Shanghai, I can say with some authority that Dan Washburn’s book is spot on. Using the unique lens of The Forbidden Game, Washburn gleans rich insights into the politics and people of one of the most powerful and enigmatic nations on earth.more
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Western executive Martin, whose firm manages the construction of golf courses, is always looking over his shoulder for Beijing’s “golf police.” And for security guard Zhou, making it as a professional golfer could be his way into China’s new middle class. A villager named Wang sees his life transformed when a top-secret golf resort springs up next to his farm - despite the building of golf courses being illegal. Through the lives of three men intimately involved in China’s bizarre golf scene, award-winning journalist Dan Washburn paints an arresting portrait of a country of contradictions. But, with “the rich man’s game” about to appear in the Olympics for the first time in 112 years, they also began to spend unprecedented sums on their own national golf team. In October 2015, the Chinese Communist Party banned its 88 million members from excessive drinking, improper sexual relationships … and holding golf club memberships. In China, just because something is banned, doesn’t mean it can’t boom … "Marvelous and subtle … Engrossing … A book about money, power and whim that tells you everything you need to know about modern China." "Gripping … Revealing … Brings China to life in a way that outlandish-but-true statistics cannot" Financial Times Best Book of 2014 "Strikingly original" The Wall Street Journal "Gripping … Revealing … Brings China to life in a way that outlandish-but-true statistics cannot" The Economist "Marvelous and subtle … Engrossing … A book about money, power and whim that tells you everything you need to know about modern China." The Spectator In China, just because so Financial Times Best Book of 2014