My Sea Is Wide

Author/Guide: Rowland Evans

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2000s: A journey of self discovery

ISBN: 978-1907984914
Genre: Autobiography/memoirs

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What you need to know before your trail

One man’s journey, in his 70th year, to the far reaches of China and Tibet, to rediscover his purpose. Rowland Evans has led a truly remarkable life, but his seventieth year saw his driven, purposeful walk brought to an abrupt halt amidst the concerns and attitudes of the world to those “of a certain age”.

Rowland digs deep to face the hard questions: was this truly a time to stop, to retire, to douse the flame? Or was it simply a sea change, a new opportunity, a new doorway? The backdrop to his intense journey includes fabulous glimpses of China and Tibet, as well as Wales, and their own peoples and characters.

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Wales

Rowland Evans was born into a steelworkers family in the Welsh town of Morriston. He went into service in Malaysia during the troubles and where he got malaria, but he soon began to learn that this was a chance to start again. He left the army and returned to Wales but he missed his old life and wanted to become a missionary and return to China

Llanelli – he returned to Wales and lived here – he founded World Horizons here

China –

The backdrop to his intense journey includes fabulous glimpses of China – Temple of Heaven is a renowned temple complex from 1420 featuring distinctive circular buildings set in a popular park

Tibet

Tibet, on the lofty Tibetan Plateau on the northern side of the Himalayas, is an autonomous region of China. It’s nicknamed the “Roof of the World” for its towering peaks. It shares Mt. Everest with Nepal. Its capital, Lhasa, is site of hilltop Potala Palace, once the Dalai Lama’s winter home, and Jokhang Temple, Tibet’s spiritual heart, revered for its golden statue of the young Buddha. Its capital, Lhasa, is site of hilltop Potala Palace, once the Dalai Lama’s winter home