The latest Nat. Geo. has a whole issue devoted to China. The six articles are excellent! "China's Journey" by Peter Hesseler discusses exchanges with his students and former students. He went to China as a peace corp volunteer in 1996 and stayed for the past 10 years. He has written 3 books on China. The latest Country Driving is forthcoming.
The next article, "Gilded Age, Gilded Cage", by Leslie Chang is about China's new middle class and its problems. Amy Tan's "Village on the Edge of Time", shows the impact modernization/capitalism has had on a rural village."New Great Walls" by Ted Fishman is about the impact of the Beijing Olympic building program.
"Bitter Waters" by Brook Larmer concerns the ecological destruction of the Huang He and attemps to save it. The last article , "The Road Ahead" by Peter Hesseler, reflects the author's views regarding China's future.
The photographs are a wonderful source of additional information. Don't miss this issue!!!
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