China: People Place Culture History
by DK Publishing
A Must-See Trip Throughout China
As the worlds oldest continuous civilization and most populous country,
with the fastest-growing economy, China is experiencing profound social,
economic, and political change. A detailed exploration of the countrys long,
rich history paired with its complex present makes China a one-of-a-kind
reference that offers an eye-opening, thought-provoking and authoritative
visual guide to one of the worlds great nations. AUTHOR BIO: Written by
an international team of China specialists.
Personal Review: China: People Place Culture History by DK
Publishing
I had been going to China on business for nearly 15 years now and this
bewilderingly vast nation has always fascinated me, but I had never really
taken the time to really dig into the nation's history and culture - until now.
I'm starting out with this handsome book and 'China Road' by Rob Gifford

and I'm already getting a good feel for what the country is like in ways that
I was never able to during my various visits on business trips. I reckon I
had spent over 30 weeks in China on business over the years, but all
those trips were for what they were: business - visiting factories, meeting
with factory owners and managers, going to nice restaurants, and doing a
little sightseeing on the few days I'd have off. I never felt like I ever got to
know the people of China. I was always in a hurry to get in, in a hurry to
get the work done and then hurry to get out. Now with this book, I can
contemplate about what daily life is really like for the people from all walks
of life and also get some grasp of the mind-boggling size of China.
The book is neatly divided by subjects covering China's stunningly varied
geography, just as diverse groups of people and ethnicity, its fascinatingly
rich culture and its long and amazingly tumultuous history. It's a great
starting point to understand and absorb the next world superpower that is
becoming more and more important in our daily lives in the West and all
around the world. It's hard to comprehend or make sense of a nation that
has a population much larger than the US and all of Europe combined. I
travel around China and I'm just dumbfounded by the sheer size of the
land and, of course, the mind-boggling population. It's like, "How do you
govern or manage a nation of this size?" But somehow, despite all the
myriad problems that are hard to fathom, China goes on and now it's
growing at a breakneck pace - on pace to become the world's largest
economy in 20 years or so and be twice as large as that of the US by the
middle of the century. On the surface of things, it seems this century is for
China to make theirs.
This book gives you a good general overview with excellent photos
throughout and superb layout with good informative content that gives the
reader an insight into the mind of the Chinese people. As an Asian-
American of Korean descent, China is not as foreign to me as it'd be to
most Westerners, but it still holds what Westerners and even other non-
Chinese Asians may consider to be many mysteries and odd or strange
cultural practices and traditions. And the diversity of the Chinese people
and its geography may be something many people in the West haven't
thought about. China can be viewed as a continent in itself - like Europe
with many different languages and cultural heritage. But it is united and the
nation has gone through many wars to tear itself apart and to re-unite
again over the course of its long history. China is indeed much more
complex and misunderstood than most Westerners would care to admit.
This book goes a long way in helping you understand that complexity of
this most fascinating nation and growing world power. If you need only one
book about China, this is the one to get.
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