Contemporary China has been experiencing soaring development with its links to the rest of the world growing closer. News about China appears regularly on TV and the Internet, reporting what is happening in this remote yet near country called China. People throughout the world have developed their general views of China in this way – through the media. While many of these views are often insightful, there are several views based on preconceived notions, illustrating just how little the world really knows China.
Readers from all over the world, who are used to learning about China through foreign newspapers, TV and the Internet, may now open up this series to see China through the heartfelt thoughts and writings of Chinese people themselves. The many authors of these new short stories, living in this rapidly developing and changing, yet ancient nation, have strived to describe all that is happening in and around them, to give genuine dynamic expression to the intricate experiences of the Chinese people. Through the power of their words you will be able to catch glimpses of the real, complex and living China, as well as other possibilities for all humanity, including yourself.