by Hatty Liu (Editor)

A rising superpower.
A billion customers.
The factory of the world.

China is rarely out of the international spotlight, but seldom does anyone hear from the human actors that live out its incredible modern transformations. For over a decade, The World of Chinese magazine has been providing long-form, people-driven storytelling in English on the characters and communities behind the headlines. This anthology collects 20 recent features on the lives of China's relocated villagers, the wit of its stand-up comedians, the dreams of its small-town live streamers, and more, delivered with the incisiveness and humor that will be familiar to longtime magazine readers--and will surely enchant the new.

Author Biography

Hatty Liu is the managing editor of The World of Chinese magazine. Based in Beijing, China, The World of Chinese is a bimonthly English-language magazine dedicated to Chinese culture, views, news, and society. The magazine features in-depth reporting, photography, award-winning design, never before-seen fiction, and interviews with Chinese opinion-shapers and newsmakers.