China Road by Rob Gifford documents his 3,000 mile journey across China by Route 312, which stretches across China from Shanghai to Xinjiang, running parallel with the Old Silk Road.
He passes through the factory towns of the coastal areas, through the rural heart of China, then up into the Gobi Desert, where it merges with the old Silk Road. The highway witnesses every part of the social and economic revolution that is turning China upside down and I would highly recommend this book for anyone with an interest in Chinese culture and world economics.
I really enjoyed the book as it descibes China on many different levels, Gifford's personal journey gives a face to what has historically been a faceless country to Westerners, and a study into why China is in the situation it is now and what could lie in the future for this troubled republic.
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