“Huanying: welcome to China. Hospitality is a time-honored tradition in China – and guests are the more valued the longer the journey that took them here.”

The third installment of our –MANIA series. After Japan and New York, now comes the turn of China.
The volume delves into 100 topics, divided in 9 chapters – 9 concept maps to discover both ancient and contemporary China.
The volume opens with an exploration of the capital, Beijing, the city of power and heart of the country, in the past as today. It continues exploring the tenets and traditions at the basis of the Empire’s unity, providing the reader with an ideal “tool kit” to approach Chinese culture. It then travels to the provinces, describing the great variety of landscapes of this continent-country. It touches on the language, on local the cuisine, on popular sports and pastimes, to include and give a voice to the people. And concludes its journey with major holidays, as further proof of the importance of traditions.
Like its two predecessors, the book finds its main strength in the interplay between text and pictures. Shapes and colors, bird’s eye and in-depth views, comics and informative Post-its make for a truly engaging read. With no set sequence or pre-defined target reader. Those wishing to discover China will find food for thought and imagination; those who have already visited it – on their travels, their study or business trips – will uncover a wealth of new information, data, trends, idiosyncrasies and manias..