Since China's tidal wave of Reform and Opening reached Shanghai in the early 1990s, the city has developed at a pace that has astounded observers and broken all historical precedent. Yet on December 3, 2002, an event occurred that accelerated developments to a new pitch of feverish activity: Shanghai won its bid to host the 2010 World Expo, at the 132nd general assembly of the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE), held in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The future shifted,and the city went wild.
弗雷德·马克斯，1924年生于德国一个犹太家庭，1939年跟随父亲从纳粹德国逃至中国上海，在上海生活了十年之后移民美国，后成为一位著名犹太教育者。在上海生活的十年间，他坚持每天用德语写日记，无比翔实地记录了那一段动荡、艰难的岁月。本书由加州中国犹太人学会的公共事务官员Rena Krasno根据弗雷德·马克斯1939—1949十年间的日记撰写而成。 作者简介： Rena Krasno was born in Shanghai, China, in 1923 and lived there until 1949. Her parents, stateless Russian Jews from Siberia, arrived in China in the early 20th century. In her professional life, Krasno worked as a simultaneous freelance interpreter for international organizations in Europe and Asia. Krasno has lectured at Stanford University, U.C.L.A., U.C. Berkeley, the Commonwealth Club, and other well-known institutions in America, Asia, and Europe. She is currently Public Affairs Officer of the Sino-Judaic Institute
对比与巧合，新闻与旧识，凝视与思考，语言，艺术，社会，科学，美景，风俗习惯。在华旅居35年的作者一步一步地发现了一个又一个奇迹，与读者们一起分享他在中国的所见所闻。
China Panorama is intended for the use by internationalstudents ing to China to study the required course "ChinaPanorama". As well as reading material for all of those studyingChinese as a second language， thiook is the top choice forlearning Chinese culture and motivating students' interest. Thisbook introduces topics such as Chinese geography， culture， history，international relations and the development of the nation. Readers will find they are inspired， challenged and provided withcultural facts throughout the learning process. In the practicesections， lots of thought provoking and practical exercises areset， encouraging intermunication between book and readers，teacher and students. It achieves the perfect match of culturalawareness and students needs.
When he was alive my grandfather often told a storu about a friend of his who was noted scholar.Whenever the scholar went into a bookstore of libray ,he would shake his head in dissppointment,complain-ing that there no books appropriate for him to read.Such an attiude was a typical drawback often associated with noted pelple in society.I have some-times come across people with the same prejudices.they are not really higbrow scholars. In fact they may not even be mediovre scholars,but they always complain they mock are no good books to read. With strong words,they mock bookstores,libraries and all those who write,compile and edit books.
Beijing drew the whole world's attention with the 2008 Olympics. But it is also an ancient city that has been the nation's capital for 850 years in its total history of more than 3,000 years. It is a great city with the magnitude of a vast country and the hustle and bustle of a thriving cosmopolis. It is home to the humorous Beijingers, who take immense pride in world-known landmarks like the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. The long, glorious history has brought Beijing an air that is elegant, unconventional, yet reserved; the fast-developing economy and culture have never stopped making facelifts to the old city. The interesting and amazing contrast between the old and new has enticed numerous people to admire and experience the city's unique charm.
