About the Author

Dr. Raynor Shaw was born in England. After studying geography and geology at London and Edinburgh universities, specialising in geomorphology, he worked in Canada, lecturing in geomorphology at McMaster University, and in West Africa and Venezuela, prospecting for alluvial diamonds. Since 1983, he has worked as a geologist in Hong Kong. Raynor is a keen traveler with a particular passion for China and Asia.