102 Chinese Things to Do

Our shelves groan with hefty tomes about China¿s burgeoning economic might and the triumphant ¿ or else calamitous ¿ future that awaits her, but here¿s a book about what Chinese people actually do: how they live, what they eat, how they treat their children, how they have fun, even what crimes they commit. From eating noodles for longevity to running backwards along cobbled streets or fishing for cats, trying out (or just reading about) these 102 activities will help readers make a little more sense of this fascinating, often mystifying nation.