Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations A Note On Transcription Measure Conversions From Chinese To American And Metric Chapter 1. With The Sign Begins The Search Chapter 2. Lonely Planeteers And A Transnational Authentic Chapter 3. Five Golden Flowers Utopian Nostalgia And Local Longing Chapter 4. Heavenly Dragons Commodifying A Fantastic Past Chapter 5. Earthly Demons Displacing The Present Chapter 6. Off And On The Road To Reform Notes Bibliography Index About The Author