Crossing the Yellow River by Feeling the Stones - The Political Journey of a Vice Provincial Governor

Author: Guo Yu Huai
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Navigating the River by Feeling the Stones: The Political Journey of a Vice Provincial Governor. The behind-the-scenes story of a challenging century-old engineering project from the Provincial Committee compound to Zhongnanhai, from the Yellow River diversion tunnel to the World Bank. It's easy to be an easygoing official, but it's hard to be an official for the people. A must-readhandbook for civil servants. "Life is short but worries are endless," the thirsty provincial situation, the China in the mountain valleys. From County Party Secretary "directly promoted" to Vice Provincial Governor; rather lose the official hat than fail to bring in Yellow River water; "tears wet the clothes at the sight of mountains and rivers." In 1983, Guo Yu Huai was urgently transferred from the position of Party Secretary of Lishi County in Shanxi to serve as Vice Provincial Governor of the provincial government—this unprecedented personnel move in China's political arena foreshadowed an extraordinary journey. Guo Yu Huai's work is an extremely informative record of political life, organically combining a regional water project with the career of a provincial and ministerial-level official, reflecting all aspects of social and folk conditions. From the Provincial Committee compound to the State Council, from the World Bank to the engineering line, it records many previously unknown decision-making and strategic processes. This book is a groundbreaking report literature, where the author, through 16 years of personal experience, has distilled profound reflections on history and the era. "Life is short but worries are endless"—an senior official speaks of the past with such a sentiment, hoping for the future. Navigating the River by Feeling the Stones: The Political Journey of a Vice Provincial Governor. From the Provincial Committee compound to Zhongnanhai, from the Yellow River diversion tunnel to the World Bank, the behind-the-scenes story of a challenging century-old engineering project. It's easy to be an easygoing official, but it's hard to be an official for the people. A must-readhandbook for civil servants. "Life is short but worries are endless," the thirsty provincial situation, the China in the mountain valleys. From County Party Secretary "directly promoted" to Vice Provincial Governor; rather lose the official hat than fail to bring in Yellow River water; "tears wet the clothes at the sight of mountains and rivers." In 1983, Guo Yu Huai was urgently transferred from the position of Party Secretary of Lishi County in Shanxi to serve as Vice Provincial Governor of the provincial government—this unprecedented personnel move in China's political arena foreshadowed an extraordinary journey. Guo Yu Huai's work is an extremely informative record of political life, organically combining a regional water project with the career of a provincial and ministerial-level official, reflecting all aspects of social and folk conditions. From the Provincial Committee compound to the State Council, from the World Bank to the engineering line, it records many previously unknown decision-making and strategic processes. This book is a groundbreaking report literature, where the author, through 16 years of personal experience, has distilled profound reflections on history and the era. "Life is short but worries are endless"—an senior official speaks of the past with such a sentiment, hoping for the future.