Autobiography of a Chinese Woman

Doctor, teacher, author, the life of Buwei Yang Chao was full and eventful. Born in Nanjing in 1889, she became one of the first female doctors of Western medicine in China. Her book How to Cook and Eat in Chinese is credited with introducing Chinese food to the American home. In this, her autobiography, she recounts her remarkable journey through one of the most eventful periods in Chinese history.