Understanding China: Introduction to China's History, Society and Culture

China is one of the countries experiencing the fastest economic growth and social change. The development of China, with the largest population in the world, provides opportunities for other countries to develop; and this in return brings China increasingly closer to the outside world. China's development calls for a peaceful international environment, and the world's prosperity needs China's development. In this environment it is necessary that China be understood. This book help to gain a good understanding of China in a long historical development of cultures and the social system.