Chinese people overseas. Eastern envoys

Author: Dong Zenggang
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: In the past century, many advanced Chinese people have stepped out of the country. Crossing seas and oceans, either on diplomatic missions abroad or pursuing studies overseas, these "Eastern envoys" in foreign lands faced the bewildering Western world. How did they fulfill the sacred mission entrusted by their homeland? Between the lines, you can catch glimpses of the shadow of China's decline and rise; on the pages, you can see the arduous steps China took to move from isolation to the world. With your eyes, experience the extraordinary world alongside them, and with their passion, feel the stirring heart of China. Hundreds of precious historical photographs bring to life the intersection of China and the world over the past century. This book tells the stories of "Chinese Abroad," not the ancient ancestors or the overseas Chinese struggling for survival, but the dedicated patriots and reformers of the past century who sought truth and glorified the ancient Chinese culture abroad. They were the elite of the modern nation, embodying the great national spirit. This book aims to recreate the winding journey of Chinese people understanding and reaching for the world over the past century, as well as the historical trajectory of China's intersection with the world. Its pages are filled with the clash of blood and fire, the collision of spirit and flesh, and the radiance of history and reality. If readers take the time to savor it, they can trace the arduous steps of China's journey from rejecting the world to embracing it, and hear the magnificent symphony of the world's acceptance of China from rejection to embrace.