"Explore the whole history of this amazing land, from its earliest days through the arrival of European visitors to the tumultuous days from which modern China emerged. Read about the philosophers, poets, and emperors of ancient China and travel through the 20th century with the Red Army. How did the world's most populous nation grow and change to reach its place on the world stage today? The answers are on this journey to the past."--Page 4 of cover.

Includes index.

Exploring China -- The great empire -- The golden age -- China after the tenth century -- New travelers -- Europe and China -- Modern China.