![]() ![]() The second part focuses on Wei Ziqi and his family, who live in Sancha, a village in the rural hinterlands of Beijing. For six years, Hessler rented a weekend home from this family and built deep connections with them. He spoke with people he met along the road and observed first hand how automobile ownership and the boom in new highway construction have transformed interior regions of China. The book has three distinct sections: The first recounts Hessler’s experiences driving along the Great Wall from Beijing toward the Tibetan plateau, a trip of nearly 7,000 miles. Peter Hessler’s new book Country Driving is one of those mirrors. The bad books occasionally rate a mocking giggle, but the better ones are like mirrors that reflect the country, the people, and yourself. Of course, some are good, others…not so much. Ed note: This is a guest post by Zhang Yajun.Īs a Chinese person, books written by foreigners about my country always intrigue me. ![]()
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