Chinese people abroad: Eastern envoys

Author: Dong Zenggang
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: In the past nearly a century, many advanced Chinese people have stepped out of the country. Crossing seas and oceans, some were sent on missions abroad, 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 glimpses of the shadow of the decline and rise of the Chinese people; in the black and white, you can see the arduous steps China took to move from isolation to the world. With your eyes, go with them to feel the extraordinary world, and with their passion, let your heart resonate with the spirit of China. Hundreds of precious historical photographs recreate the intersection of China and the world over more than a century. The stories of "Chinese Abroad" told in this book are not about the ancient ancestors, nor about the overseas Chinese busy surviving, but about the Chinese people in the past century who were determined to serve and save their country. They are 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 more than a century, as well as the historical trajectory of the intersection between China and the world. Its pages are filled with the clash of blood and fire, the collision of spirit and flesh, and the brilliance of history and reality. If readers carefully savor it, they can catch the arduous steps of China moving from rejecting the world to embracing it, and they can listen to the magnificent symphony of the world moving from rejecting China to gradually accepting it.