How Long to Read City Gate, Open Up

By Bei Dao

How Long Does it Take to Read City Gate, Open Up?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read City Gate, Open Up by Bei Dao

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A magical, impressionistic autobiography by China’s legendary poet Bei Dao In 2001, to visit his sick father, the exiled poet Bei Dao returned to his homeland for the first time in over twenty years. The city of his birth was totally unrecognizable. “My city that once was had vanished,” he writes: “I was a foreigner in my hometown.” The shock of this experience released a flood of memories and emotions that sparked Open Up, City Gate. In this lyrical autobiography of growing up—from the birth of the People’s Republic, through the chaotic years of the Great Leap Forward, and on into the...

How long is City Gate, Open Up?

City Gate, Open Up by Bei Dao is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read City Gate, Open Up Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read City Gate, Open Up aloud.

What Reading Level is City Gate, Open Up?

City Gate, Open Up is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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