Rising Son - Reflections of a Chinese Gentleman Warrior

In Rising Son, Reflections of a Chinese Gentleman Warrior, Janita Lo tells the story of her father, Khan Ling, in his own voice, bringing life to the stories he told her as a child. Ranging through the late 1800’s of the Ch’ing Dynasty of China to the early twentieth century, the story of
Khan Ling is a tale of bravery, excitement and intrigue, but also a tale of loss and loneliness. Janita Lo, speaking in the voice of her father, expresses the longings of a young boy growing
to adulthood in the tumultuous era before and including World War II.
Khan was born in a Buddhist temple to a Chinese father and a Japanese mother. After the death of his father, Khan was reared at the temple by the monks who lived and studied there. Though surrounded by caring teachers, he missed the comfort and care of his mother and father. Later on he would lose his mother to tragedy. These events would color his life and exploits throughout a long life.
Honestly and with historical accuracy, Janita Lo transports us to Khan Ling’s China, where danger and opportunity walked hand in hand and where a young Chinese gentleman fulfilled his destiny. Experience patriotism, heroism, bravery, compassion, love, romance and the
human spirit under extraordinary circumstances in “Rising Son: Reflections of a Chinese
Gentleman Warrior.”
“Rising Son: Reflections of a Chinese Gentleman Warrior” is available for sale online at
Amazon.com and other channels.