Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Translator's Preface vii
4. Author's Preface xxi
5. 1. The Intermittent History 1
6. 2. The Road to Studying Abroad 27
7. 3. The Shock Overseas 63
8. 4. Different Generations, Different Talents 95
9. 5. The Other Side of the Bright Moon 117
10. 6. Some Marriages Hold Together, Many Fall Apart 141
11. 7. Emotional Attachment to China 165
12. 8. To Return or to Stay 193
13. Translator's Endnote: A Personal Reflection on the Power of History 213
14. Appendixes
15. 1. Correspondence on Remission of the Boxer Indemnity 219
16. 2. The Number of Students Studying Abroad, 1978-1988 225
17. 3. Vacillations of Study-Abroad Policy in the 1980s 227
18. 4. Students in the First Dispatch, December 1978 235
19. Notes 239
20. Index 269