The wheel of history rolls forward in its own way, and will never bend to any sort of oppressive force. The past five thousand years have witnessed the rise and fall on this great land, and nurtured China's glories and dreams, which must not be ignored or wiped out. From the reform and opening-up initiative to the new era, China is about to surpass and even has surpassed the West in many aspects.
Adriano Madaro is an Italian sinologist, journalist, writer, photographer, and a world-renowned China expert.He is 78 years old. He first visited China in 1976, making him the first Western private reporter visiting the country on the eve of the launch of the reform and opening-up policy.Known as "modern Marco Polo" or Lao Ma to Chinese readers, he has taken more than 40,000 color photos across China and published many books on Chinese history and culture.
