Guotao Duan Livres

A semi-autobiographical account that is based on the author's experiences. It offers an explanation of what the Cultural Revolution meant for the author, his family and the Chinese people.

When Lan comes home to Shanghai after 10 years in Europe she finds the city enigmatic: people she knew from childhood seem odd - her own identity is a mystery. An orphan, she tries to locate her biological parents. Her only clue is cricket fighting - an old Chinese pastime turned gambling racket. The deeper she digs into her own mystery, the more sinister it becomes. With cricket-fight gambling as the leitmotif, Shanghai Blue weaves belonging and estrangement, fatality and choice into a tight plot. When Lan finally unravels the truth, it is more harrowing than she imagined.

The book offers an in-depth exploration of mass production techniques for hierarchical micro/nanostructured powders, emphasizing their enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic capabilities. It details the fabrication strategies for micro/nanostructured object arrays and their various applications, including surface wettability, optical properties, and gas sensing. Furthermore, it highlights the role of these materials in environmental remediation and detection devices, while also discussing emerging trends and future applications in the field.