This book's uniquely wide focus shows what makes China such a special country and civilization, with topics stretching from the natural wonders of mountains and rivers to the Silk Road, from the arts and great monuments of the past to the booming cities of today. Beyond the quality of the individual entries, and the stunning illustrations, The Seventy Wonders of China provides an unmatched account of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known, an essential contribution to understanding and appreciating this vast country with which the world is now engaging. The author is a former editor of the Observer and the South China Morning Post, and is a former bureau chief in France for the Economist and Reuters.