Liam D'Arcy Brown
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Liam James D'Arcy-Brown is a British sinologist and travel writer. Born in Lewisham
, London
in 1970, he lives in Kenilworth
, Warwickshire
with his wife Becky. He studied Chinese at Oxford University and Chinese History at Fudan University
, Shanghai
. His first full-length book, Green Dragon, Sombre Warrior, was published in 2003. He has since been working on a history of the British occupations of the Chinese island of Chusan
during the nineteenth century.
Lewisham
Lewisham is a district in South London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1970, he lives in Kenilworth
Kenilworth
Kenilworth is a town in central Warwickshire, England. In 2001 the town had a population of 22,582 . It is situated south of Coventry, north of Warwick and northwest of London....
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
with his wife Becky. He studied Chinese at Oxford University and Chinese History at Fudan University
Fudan University
Fudan University , located in Shanghai, is one of the oldest and most selective universities in China, and is a member of the C9 League. Its institutional predecessor was founded in 1905, shortly before the end of China's imperial Qing dynasty...
, Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
. His first full-length book, Green Dragon, Sombre Warrior, was published in 2003. He has since been working on a history of the British occupations of the Chinese island of Chusan
Zhoushan
Zhoushan or Zhoushan Archipelago New Area; formerly transliterated as Chusan, is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province of Eastern China. The only prefecture-level city of the People's Republic of China consisting solely of islands, it lies across the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay,...
during the nineteenth century.