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  A fluent reader and speaker of Chinese (Mandarin), Damian has been writing about China for over thirteen years since graduating with a four-year degree in Chinese (modern and classical) from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Managing author for five editions of the Lonely Planet China guide since first working on the book in 1997 - the best-selling guide to China in the English language - Damian has accumulated a thorough knowledge of China, its people and culture. Educated at Winchester College, the School of Oriental and African Studies and Leeds University, Damian is a highly experienced commentator on China; he is also an articulate speaker and a much-published photographer. Damian has lived and worked in China for over six years and frequently returns to travel. As well as being an accomplished Chinese-English translator and photographer, Damian also has radio presenting experience, a black belt in Taekwondo and possesses a lively interest in Chinese martial arts. Damian is also a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers. Click here for a list of Damian's books.
   
  
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