中国是一个古老的国家，它拥有长城、秦兵马俑、故宫、苏州园林等世界遗产，大教育家孔子、《孙子兵法》的作者孙武等古代名人也为世人熟知。

《中国》作为读者了解中国的入门读物，以介绍中国的基本情况为主，向读者展示中国在政治、经济、文化等各领域的现状与发展变化。从中，我们可以看到中国的国际往来、经济增长、环境保护、科技与教育、文化交流和社会生活等各个方面的最新动态，以帮助读者全面深入地认知中国。

本书为其英文版，由钟欣编著。

本书为《中国(英文版)》，由钟欣编著。

《中国(英文版)》内容如下：  China is a primer to help internationalreaders acquire a better understandingof China. While maintaining certain basichistorical facts and general information, itoffers the latest facts and figures on everyfacet of China, including its internationalcontacts, cultural exchanges, economicgrowth, environmental protection,developments in science and technology,social progress, and improvements ofpeople's livelihood.

Land and Resources

 Land Area

 Mountain Ranges

 Plateaus

 Plains

 Basins

 Rivers

 Lakes

 Climate

 Land

 Mineral Resources

 Plants and Animals

History

 Ancient Civilization

 Unification and Dissemination of Civilization

 Post-17th-century Changes

 The Path of History

Administrative Divisions and Cities

 Administrative Divisions

 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

 Macao Special Administrative Region

 Taiwan

 Urbanization Process

Population and Ethnicity

 Population

 Population Increment

 Addressing Population Aging

 Ethnic Groups

 Spoken and Written Languages

 Traditional Festivals

Political System and State Structure

 The Constitution

 Political System

 National People's Congress

 Presidency

 State Council

 Central Military Commission

 Local People's Congresses and Local People's Governments

 People's Courts

 People's Procuratorates

 Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

 Political Parties and Other Organizations

 People's Army

Foreign Relations

 Foreign Policy

 Relations with Neighboring Countries

 Cooperation with Developing Countries

 Cooperation with Major Countries

 Actively Participating in Multilateral Affairs

Economy

 Economic Development

 Economic System

 Economic Structure

 From Opening Up Coastal Areas to All-around Opening Up

 Coordinated Development of All Regions and Comprehensive Reform

 Agriculture

 Industry

 Service Industries

Environmental Protection

 Laws and Systems for Environmental Protection

 New Changes in Environmental Protection

 Addressing Climate Change

 Air Pollution Control

 Water Pollution Control

 Protection of Forest Resources

 Nature Reserves

 Protecting Endangered Animals and Plants

 ENGOs

 International Cooperation

Education and Science

 Education System

 Education Planning

 International Exchanges

 Science and Technology

 Innovations in Science and Technology

 International Cooperation

 Social Sciences

Life and Culture

 Social Life

 Sports and Physical Fitness

 Culture and Arts

 Mass Media

Appendix I Completion of the 11th Five-year Plan 2006-2010

Appendix II Some Commonly Used Websites