This is a book recording the normal life of some ordinary Chinese with plenty of excellent essays and pictures. What on earth are the ordinary Chinese like? China boasts an ancient civilization of 5,000 years, which has nourished the hearts and souls of all Chinese and could also help explain all good and bad things in the characters of the Chinese nation. The ordinary Chinese have diversified experiences and destinies, and of course, different personalities, too. Nevertheless, they share many similarities which are unfamiliar to people of other nations. These similarities are deeply rooted in the country's ancient civilization, as the traditional philosophy is always dominating the souls of the Chinese and guiding their conducts. In this book the many diverse lives of some "ordinary" Chinese are brought together, uniting them as a people and yet granting them their undeniable individuality. - from Amzon