Western queers in China : flight to the land of Oz / D.E. Mungello.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Flight to the land of Oz -- The exotic appeal of Chinese boy-actors -- Establishing friendships in Imperial China -- Establishing friendships in post-1911 China -- Establishing intellectual connections with China -- The reorientation of Western aesthetics.

Amazon description: "Distinguished historian D.E. Mungello focuses especially on Western homosexuals who saw China as a place of escape from the homophobia of Europe and North America. His groundbreaking study traces the lives of two dozen men, many previously unknown to have same-sex desire, who fled to China and in the process influenced perceptions of Chinese culture to this day."