Through Wuzhen to China: an Englishman's Journey

Language: English
Format: 24 x 2 x 2 cm
Page: 334
Publication Date: 12/2017
ISBN: 9787308174381
Publisher: Zhejiang University Press
Details
This book introduces the long history, rich culture and the development of modern and contemporary art in Wuzhen, and its nearly twenty years of 'rebirth', with an attempt to explain to readers how the ancient China town of rivers and lakes can not only attract millions of tourists every year, but also become the permanent venture of 'World Internet Conference'. In this process, the author of the book, the British historian Ke Ruisi (Nicholas Chrimes), sets Wuzhen in the background of Chinese history and culture to compare with the major European countries and the United States, trying to present Wuzhen and how the whole country represented by Wuzhen perfectly combines tradition with modern to world readers with the hope that the western readers can develop a full knowledge of Chinese history and culture, and understand modern China through Wuzhen and other similar ancient towns.