A Journey Between China's Past and Present
by Peter Hessler
appears in Hobbies, Travel, and History.
From the acclaimed author of River Town comes a rare portrait, both intimate and epic, of twentyfirstcentury China as it opens its doors to the outside world. A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. That sense of time?the contrast between past...
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