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, some went on missions to foreign lands, while others studied overseas. As "Eastern envoys" in foreign lands, how did they face the bewildering Western world? How did they fulfill the sacred mission entrusted by their motherland? Between the lines, you can catch the shadow of the decline and rise of the Chinese people; in the black and white, you can see the arduous steps China took from isolation to the world. Use your eyes to experience the extraordinary world with them, and let their passion stir your heart for 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 of ancient ancestors, nor of overseas Chinese struggling for survival, but of the Chinese people in the past century who were dedicated to serving and saving their country, the righteous souls who sought truth and glorified the ancient Chinese culture overseas. They were the elite of the modern nation, embodying the great national spirit. This book aims to recreate the winding process of the Chinese people understanding and approaching the world over the past century, and to trace 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 carefully savor it, they can catch the arduous steps of China's journey from rejecting the world to embracing it, and they can listen to the magnificent symphony of the world's journey from rejecting China to gradually accepting it.