The Promise of the Revolution

The common Western image of China is confined to the cities of the country's wealthy east coast. But what does the country look like to the Chinese from the vas... » 

The common Western image of China is confined to the cities of the country's wealthy east coast. But what does the country look like to the Chinese from the vast hinterland? This text reflects on the realities of people in China's interior regions in the 50 years after Communist takeover. «