挎包所承载与浓缩的，不仅是一种记忆，也是一种文化符号，它的演变记录着整个社会政冶、经济、文化的历史变迁。不同时期的挎包和挎包里的物品都反映出时代的更迭，与人们的生活水平、精神面貌，乃至整个社会的经济与文化的发展状况有蓿密不可分的关系，它所折射的，是一个国家的历史与社会生活的变迁。

跨包里有一段历史，挎包里有许多故事，挎包里有一个鲜活的中国。

本书为《挎包里的中国》英文版。

All the things carried in our bags.pile up far beyond our limited memories,fret they often become cultural signs or markers of social, economic and historical changes. Bags and their contents in different periods depict the living standards as well as spiritual vision of the people. Revealing the economic and cultural development of society they servt to create a fascinating mirror of historical and living Changes in this vast country.Bags, entangled with the complex threads of recent history, produce a stream of apt images and anecdotes reflecting a dynamically changing China.

Fashion Plain and Simple 1950s-1980s

Military Satchels:

Honor and Fashion

Old-fashion Travel Bags

Multifunctional Handbags

Basic Homemade Satchels

Schoolbags:

Joys and Dreams

An Age of Variety 1980s-1990s

Ladies' Bags-Vane of Vogue

Homemade Bags Remain

in Fashion

Men's Cell;phone Handbags

Men's Briefcases

Career Symbol

Clutch Bags and Money

Pouchesm Convenience anti

Practicality

Students' Bags-Reminiscences of Childhood

What a Splendid and Colorful World! 21st Century

Women's Bags:Modern Women's Second Face

Designer Handbags: 'Women's

Opium' in the 21st Century

Cosmetic Bags:Sprucing Up Anytime

Designer Men's Bags:Success and Confidence

Computer Bags:Not Only for Laptops

Schoolbags: For the Future

Traveling Around with

New-style Travel Bags

Outdoor Backpacks:

Professional Relaxation

Shopping Bags: Environment-friendly and Fashionable