Country Driving

Country Driving A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory Peter Hessler for Leslie Contents Book I The Wall I THERE ARE STILL EMPTY ROADS IN CHINA, ESPECIALLY on the… II AFTER THAT FIRST LONG TRIP I NEVER WORRIED ABOUT where… Book II The Village I THE YEAR THAT I RECEIVED MY DRIVER’S LICENSE, I BEGAN… II WINTER IS THE QUIETEST SEASON IN SANCHA. THERE ARE no… III WEI ZIQI’S BUSINESS LED HIM TO JOIN THE PARTY, AND… Book III The Factory I IN THE CITY OF WENZHOU THEY RENTED OUT CARS WITH… II AFTER THE FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL CAME TO WORK AT the bra… III FOR MORE THAN A YEAR I HAD TRAVELED REGULARLY to… IV MY CHINESE DRIVER’S LICENSE EXPIRED IN THE SUMMER of 2007. Acknowledgments Sources About the Author Other Books by Peter Hessler Credits Copyright About the Publisher BOOK I THE WALL I THERE ARE STILL EMPTY ROADS IN CHINA, ESPECIALLY on the western steppes, where the highways to the Himalayas carry little traffic other than dust and wind. Even the boomtowns of the coast have their share of vacant streets. They lead to half-built factory districts and planned apartment complexes; they wind through terraced fields tha......