Aleksey Delnov's book about China is another pearl in the "Great Historical Guide" series. In fact, this is the first illustrated guide of such a volume in the history of modern Russia on the historical, political and cultural life of China. The Summer Olympics in Beijing and China’s increasingly strong position in the world market aroused great interest in it among residents of the entire planet. And for good reason. China is rich in ancient sights, natural beauty and... great history. As always, we wrote the guide to Chinese historical labyrinths ironically and witty - it is very easy to read. The history of China seems to play with genres, presenting itself to us as a melodrama, a novel, or an action-packed action movie. Therefore, easily pick up the book, flip through the pages, and during the most interesting reading you will not notice how you will discover an ancient and mysterious country that only we call " China."