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Summary: A must read for anyone even mildly interested in UFOs!
Review: For this lifelong believer that humanity has always been observed by advanced off-world intelligences, a doorway was opened into ancient vistas never before glimpsed. CHINESE ROSWELL is a translation into English of a German text by Hartwig Hausdorf that clearly and concisely describes his investigations into unexplained mysteries of the Far East. Hausdorf's fascinating descriptions include unusually marked stone disks found in the Bayan Kara Ula Mountains, the probable existence of Shangri-La, a 1,000 foot white pyramid in Xian, the origins of the mythology of great winged dragons, and modern day sightings of possible extraterrestial craft. If it is true that Alien Mind(s) have long been present on Earth, this is the most astounding overlooked fact in human history. One of the great benefits of modern trends in literature/journalism is that a treasure trove of vital information is readily available to anyone who wishes to expand his/her knowledge of extraterrestrial impact on human civilization (and it is difficult to imagine anyone who would not). CHINESE ROSWELL is an important addition to that growing collection.
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Summary: Baseless, Ridiculous, but Unintentionally Humorous
Review: Hausdorf approaches a fascinating subject without any serious understanding of Chinese mythology and culture. He unfortunately gives equal weight to the hallucinatory poetry of James Merril, dated pulp fiction stories of Western travelers, and second and third hand accounts of strange goings on in Asia. His high seriousness combined with gross inanity make it a very funny read, though. (He should have visited/studied at the ancient Taoist monastaries such as Wu Dang and have delved more deeply into the X'ian enigma by studying Qin Dynasty cosmology/mythology for at least some understanding of a truly "otherwordly" superadvanced culture).
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Summary: Highly readable
Review: I enjoyed this book a lot. So did my non-UFO-interested girlfriend, which surprised me. Hartwig spins a great tale of mystery and adventure, enough to hook just about anybody.Whether all of it is "fact", I don't know, but this reads like a fantastic true-life Indiana Jones meets X-FILES and that was enough for me. Also, very little of this material is covered in other UFO books, so it was refreshing to find such a wealth of possibilities.
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