It is easy to have a quick look at China's past and present, but it takes time to gain a panoramic knowledge of China. The "Panoramic China" series is meant to assist readers, especially those overseas, in this respect. Each volume in the series focuses on a province, municipality or autonomous region, describing, with illustrations, the outstanding characteristics of each area from different perspectives.
Inner Mongolia: The Horseback People
The history of the Mongol people was forged on horseback, a history full of conquests and achievements, producing the most outstanding hero of his age-Genghis Khan. Mounted on horseback, Genghis Khan and his descendents, in resolute, daring and unconstrained style, "wrote" a splendid chapter crossing centuries.This book also introduces today's Inner Mongolia: the city and a new way of life, tourist attractions, its economic development...