Being No. 51

A review of "China in 10 Words"

China in 10 words is Hu Yua’s picture of China. Born in 1960, Hu Yua grew up with China.

Hu Yua explains China through ordinary events:

Daily life may seem trivial and routine, but in fact it contains a multitude of incidents, at once rich, expansive, and touching. Politics, history, society, and culture, one’s memories and emotions, desires and secrets—…