透视中国=X-Ray EXAMINING THE CHINA ENIGMA 内容简介
x-ray: examining the china enigma is a collection of 99 columns raymond zhou wrote for china daily in the past few years. it is one man's adventure into the murky world of mostly mundane changes - progress and frustration that make up the tableau of a country in breakneck growth. zhou shies away from the big issues that everyone is familiar with; instead, he focuses on controversies that cannot be explained away with broad black-and-white strokes. his keen insight, sometimes infused with biting humor,adds a multi-dimensional hue to what would otherwise be regular issues of the week. what makes zhou stand out is his unique perspective and his acute rationality. he refuses to join in crowd-pleasing choruses, and he does not take any preconceived stands. he appreciates complexity and encourages the reader to do the same. vast and sweeping changes are made up of many smaller ones - some expected, others more difficult to digest. by dissecting some of the befuddling happenings of the past few years,zhou has put a personal mark on cracking the codes - cultural and otherwise - that run the emerging power that is china. barely a contemporary subject is spared in this collection of commentaries written by raymond zhou over the past three years. from the weighty to the frothy, zhou charts the dramatic changes taking place in china by striving to be a voice of reason. with each topic - china's youth, culture and the arts, the intemet,morality and spirituality, the economy, and east-west relations - zhou projects the same message: keep an open mind and exercise moderation.
透视中国=X-Ray EXAMINING THE CHINA ENIGMA 目录
Chapter One:It's the Economy 1.Don't ge carried away with GDP 2.Thou shalt not collude on pricing 3.Can you monopolize songselection? 4.Pork price swing can be minimized 5.Food safety officials must be on alert 6.Small things make up the big picture 7.Reverse brain drain a sign of the times 8.'Urban village'an eyesore in growthChapter Two:It Takes All Kinds 9.Names in stone mark much-deserved appreciation 10.Elevator ladies,checkout clerks and the human touch 11.Don't treat street vendors as the enemy 12.Schlepping for a little respect 13.Birth place no yardstick for place of death 14.News on the moveChapter Three:Inside the Red Compound 15.Oath taken with a pinch of salt 16.Sadly,there is an Ah Q in all of us 17.Slap on the wreist not enough for lying officials 18.'Shameful'exhibition backfires 19.Unconscious reflections of official mind 20.The'rats'just keep nibblingChapter Four:Rebel without a CauseChapter Five:In the Wild World of the WebChapter Six:Moral VortexChapter Seven:Sex,Lies and MarriageChapter Eight:Highbrow and LowbrowChapter Nine:Cherish Our Tradition,SensiblyChapter Ten:Language MattersChapter Eleven:When East and West interactChapter Twelve:When East and West CollideChapter Thirteen:In the Mood for Humor
透视中国=X-Ray EXAMINING THE CHINA ENIGMA 节选
Examining the China Enigma is a collection of 99 columns Raymond Zhou wrote for China Daily in the past few years.It is one man's adventure into the murky world of mostly mundane changes-progress and frustration that make up the taleau of a country in breakneck growth.Zhou shies away from the big issues that everyone is familiar with;instead,he focuses on controversies that cannot be explained away with broad black-and-white strokes.His keen insight,sometimes infused with biting humor,adds a multi-dimensional hue to what would otherwise be regular issues of the week.What makes Zhou stand out is his unique perspective and his acute rationality.He refuses to join in crowd-pleasing choruses,and he does not take any preconceived stands.He appreciates complexity and encourages the reader to do the same.Vast and sweeping changes are made up of many smaller ones-some expected,others more difficult to digest.Bydisseing some of the befuddling happenings of the past few years,Zhou has put a peersonal mark on cracking the codes-cultural and otherwise-that run the emerging power that is China.
透视中国=X-Ray EXAMINING THE CHINA ENIGMA 作者简介
Raymond Zhou is a writer who is hard to define or categorize.He is prolific in English and Chinese;his topics and interests cover many areas,from culture to social issues;he is comfortable with all media platforms,including print,online and television,or government-oriented,market-driven and grassroots;and he explores many genres,to genre-busting experi-ments in fusing fiction and non-fiction.
Above all,Zhou is praised for his ability to cross the boundaries of languages and cultures.Immersed in both Chinese and Western (specially American)cultures,he often deciphers a Chinese ontroversy from a Western perspective and vice versa.The ease with which he shifts his viewpoint endows him with a rare openness and independence of thinking.
Zhou started writing in California's Silicon Valley in the early days of the Internet boom.His focus has shifted from high tech and e-commerce,to travel,arts and culture in general,and form social issues to travel and humor.He began to blur the lines of some of these areas inrecent years.
ramondzhou@chinadaily.com.cn
Also by Raymond Zhou:
In English-
China the Beautiful(2008)
In Chinese
The Seven Veils of Salome (2007)
Hollywood Politics and Economics(2005)
Raymond Zhou's Movie Guide (Volumes 1-3,2003-06)
On the scene(2002)
Looking Through(2000)
E-Merchant(1999)
Learning to Be Shallow(1998)
