Readersfromallovertheworld,whoareusedtolearningaboutChinathroughforeignnewspapers,TVandtheInternet,maynowopenupthesebookstoseeChinathroughtheheartfeltthoughtsandwritingsofChinesepeoplethemselves.Themanyauthorsofthesenewshortstories,livinginthisrapidlydevelopingandchanging,yetancientnation,havestrivedtodescribeallthatishappeninginandaroundthemselves,togivegenuinedynamicexpressiontotheintricaterecentexperiencesoftheChinesepeople.Throughthepoweroftheirwordsyouwillbeabletocatchglimpsesofthereal,complexandlivingChina,aswellasotherpossibilitiesforallhumanity,includingyourself.作者简介：HeXiangyang.whograduatedfromZhengzhouUniversitywithanMAinChineseLiterature,isarenownedliterarycriticinChina.SheisarenownedfellowattheHenanAcademyofSocialSciences(HASS),andthedirectoroftheHASSLiteratureInstitute.HermajorworksincludeStoriesonthePilgrimage(1996)andRetrospectivesthroughaMirror(2004).Aseditor-in-chief,sheconductedthecompilationof21stCenturyChineseLiterature-ShortStories(2002),IntellectualWomen""""sLiterature(2004),andotherbooks.Shewasthewinnerofthe2ndLuXunLiteraryAwardPrizeinCriticismofLiteraryTheories,oneofover20professionalawardsshehasgarneredthroughtheyears.